PLEASE NOTE: This book may have an alternate cover. The following description is a guide only and may contain text that is not specific to this item.. . . A noblewoman of frail beauty and exotic mystery fakes her own death to escape the gallows. And now she must flee. In disguise and under a false identity, she finds unexpected sanctuary in the arms of a handsome and arrogant yet gallant British lord � who must defy society to keep her safe. . .and overcome a tragic past to claim her as his own. Author Biography: After Graduation from Wellesley College with a political science degree, Lisa Kleypas decided to make writing her full-time career. She is a former Miss Massachusetts and competed in the 1985 Miss America Pageant. She currently redides near San Antonio with her husband Greg and her son Griffin.