Lily Rowland has no choice but to reject the Earl of Seaford's marriage proposal. No one can deny the man is handsome, with his dark hair and dark eyes that flash with a hint of something that lies deeper beneath the surface. But despite the fact they have become good friends, the oh-so-proper earl can never give her what she wants...passion.

Simon took one look at Lily Rowland and knew she'd be his. But after months of resisting the temptation to throw her over his shoulder and carry her to a dark corner to do deliciously wicked things with her, he realizes he's made a tactical error. Because Lily doesn't want the respectable gentleman he's pretending to be. She wants the rake he's hiding from her.

Which leaves him with no choice this Christmas but to kidnap Lily to prove he can give her exactly what she craves.