The darkest hours of the night bring the deepest passions...  Haunted by rumors following her husband's suspicious death, Aurelia St. Harlow has withdrawn from society. To secure her family's future, there's only one man who can help. And that man demands payment--with a kiss!  Lord Stephen Hawkhurst finds the troubled beauty impossible to resist. But Aurelia is suspected of treason and, as England's greatest spy, Hawkhurst must uncover her every secret.  As the truth unfolds, so does their desire. Drawn together in the dark of the night, they unleash passions neither has ever experienced before....