Elisa's determined to have her son back at any cost. Even if it means marrying a vicious stoat of a man like Rufus Wardell. But her plans, and her life, are turned upside down by the sudden reappearance of Rufus' son, Vaughn.

Lured by the contrast her sweet beauty makes with the rumors of her wanton past, Vaughn embarks on a seduction as scorching as it is daring. What he finds is not at all what he sought: Elisa is an innocent, but with a sensuality so raw, that he cannot resist her.

It doesn't matter to him that their passion is forbidden.

Along with her own books, Julia is co-writing historical romances under the pen name of Anastasia Black. Tracy Cooper-Posey, romance & mystery writer is the other half of the new pen name.

Published by Ellora's Cave
ISBN #1-84360-333-0


Nominated for best erotic historical romance of 2003 by The Romance Studio.