"Sylvia Halliday spins a marvelous tale." -RT BOOK REVIEWS Lysette, the Marquise de Ferrand, is left penniless after her husband dies. With nowhere else to turn, she ventures across the turbulent French countryside to the safety of her brother's home. But when she meets Andre, Comte du Crillon, her plans change. She cares not that he's married; using her beauty as her weapon, she sets out to seduce him. But little does she know, there's...