She is finally ready to feel the heat ... Lady Sylvia St. Vincent has more than done her duty. She married the elderly lord her parents arranged for her. She dutifully observed her period of mourning. At twenty-eight, she is finally free to live out her widowhood exactly how she sees fit. And the first thing on her list? Take a lover who will make her toes curl. Jasper thought he'd outgrown his childhood crush. He is a soldier. A successful businessman. Not to mention, a future duke. But when Sylvia steps into the room, he's that doe-eyed boy again fumbling over his words. After a shared night of breathless passion, Jasper thinks all of his childhood dreams have come true. Only to discover that the woman he loves is set on a dalliance. And nothing more. But he's determined to leave her out in the cold ... Sylvia is shocked by the unbridled desire Jasper has...