In this game of hearts, winner takes all.160;Sapphira Vardon needs five thousand pounds to avoid a cruel marriage and a grim future, and therersquo;s only one path for her. Don a mask and an assumed name, and risk everything to win at the gaming tables. First, though, she has to get through the door. Luckily she knows just whose name to drop.160;Corin, Lord Elston, is curious to find out who used his name to gain entrance to Mother Brownrsquo;s whorehouse and gaming hell. The enigmatic woman who calls herself Lydia isnrsquo;t the sort of female usually found here. Behind her mask and heavy makeup, shersquo;s obviously a respectable womanmdash;who plays a devilish hand of cards.160;Sapphira is desperate to keep her identity a secret, but Lord Elstonrsquo;s devastating kisses and touches demand complete surrender. And once he learns the truth, therersquo;s more at stake than guineas. Corin finds himself falling hard for a woman whorsquo;s poised to run. A woman whorsquo;s about to learn that he only plays to winhellip;160;Warning: Hot action on the gaming table and in the bedroom might make you go looking for a time machine.160;