Susan Johnson - To the fashionable world, Viscount Priestley is known for his utter lack of morals, his wicked wit, and his unfailing talent at seducing, any woman who strikes his fancy-and then discarding her come morning. (Susan Johnson - To the fashionable world, Viscount Priest.) But once she's in his bed, the captain is overcome by a desire to protect Tama - and ravage her - in equal measure.In a country teeming with danger, where no one can be trusted, the line between royalty and commoner will melt under passion's heat.strangers will become lovers.and uninhibited pleasure will offer love's only refuge. The lady is as sharp of tongue as she is skilled with a sword. For the privilege of his protection, she's willing to pay him handsomely.in whatever currency he desires.Taking on daimyo's beautiful - and willing - daughter may have seemed a fine idea at the time, but now, dodging assassins, spies, and the police while waiting for his cargo, Hugh has other ideas. There she finds the one man who can take her to Paris, former gunrunner Captain Hugh Drummond.

Disguised as a peasant boy, she makes her way to the city's fabled pleasure quarter, where anything and anyone is for sale and no request is forbidden. When her father's forces fall to the imperial army, Tama has no choice but to leave Japan before her enemies find her. (When her father's forces fall to the imperial army, Tama. But then, I never dreamed I would meet a real-life Venus. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would ever meet my match. Who could resist a wager or two on the delicious possibilities? Could I conquer the unconquerable Miss Duras? Would she resist or succumb to my legendary powers of seduction? It became a luscious game and tantalizing spectacle-wildly provocative, uncertain in outcome, a delight and fascination to all society. Within hours our heated encounter became the talk of the town. When I invited her to a dinner party, she gave me the cut direct. But she was aware of my reputation and thought me a libertine.

She was utterly enchanting, the most dazzling creature I had ever seen. After all, I had a surfeit of obliging lovers. Who in London hadn't? But whether or not the elusive Venus Duras would favor one of her numerous suitors didn't concern me.

Gorgeous As Sin by Susan Johnson