Clergyman Alfred Saintsbury has always obeyed the dictates of the Church of England and thus remains a virgin at the age of twenty-eight. Now his devoted professionalism is finally paying off. The only problem is that his new employer, Miss Annabelle de Lacey, is the most notorious woman in England…and, to this repressed man of God, excruciatingly attractive. When Alfred accidentally reveals to Annabelle how much he desires her, she gives him an ultimatum... moreClergyman Alfred Saintsbury has always obeyed the dictates of the Church of England and thus remains a virgin at the age of twenty-eight. Now his devoted professionalism is finally paying off. The only problem is that his new employer, Miss Annabelle de Lacey, is the most notorious woman in England…and, to this repressed man of God, excruciatingly attractive. When Alfred accidentally reveals to Annabelle how much he desires her, she gives him an ultimatum. He must begin serving her in the bedchamber or face the humiliation of losing his post. Annabelle is the kind of powerful woman who men fear and revile. Ruthless in business and pleasure, she always gets what she wants. At first, the shy new vicar is no exception. But with Alfred, she soon encounters a novel risk. As they explore their mutual passion, his tenderness begins to seduce the one part of her that she thought no man could ever her heart. Can this rakess and this repressed vicar truly find love? Or will their differences make a happily ever after impossible? less
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