A governess must guard her reputation like the apple of her eye. She must forget that she is a woman. And God forbid she should fall in love with her employer. Young Alexandra Gallant knew these rules very well. But could she resist the truly devilish charms of the courageous Lucien Balfour, a man who had lost count of his victories over the first beauties of England? Could she fight the fierce power of passion that consumed her like a fire and changed her fate forever?..