As befitting her name, lovely Submit Channing-Downes was the proper, obedient wife of an aging Marquess--until her husband''s death left her penniless and alone...with one final obligation to fulfill. Entrusted with delivering a small black box to its rightful owner, she calls upon Graham Wessit, the notorious Earl of Netham, whose life has been marred by rumor and scandal. But Graham wants nothing to do w/ her gift. Fate however, has entwined these two lives in astonishing ways neither Submit nor Graham could ever imagine.

Her name was Submit . . . but she vowed she never would.

She was young and proper, and happily married to an elderly marquess. But sudden widowhood changed everything for Submit Channing-Downes. Only then, for the first time, did she experience true, burning, irresistible desire--in the dangerous embrace of rogue aristocrat Graham Wessit. His touch spoke of experience, and his kiss tempted Submit to give in--igniting a tumultuous battle of wills that would ensnare an innocent heart, tempting her with the promise of fiery passion and unexpected pleasure.

From Judith Ivory, one of the most acclaimed and admired voices in romance fiction, comes a sensuous and seductive classic tale of a remarkable woman and a remarkable love.