Lord Valentine's Rotten February

He's no cupid. He's the devil.

Lucian Deverell has spent the last two years philandering his way across the Continent. Not that Lady Rosalie de Lacy cares a whit She has done her best to forget the torrid moonlit kiss she once shared with the black-haired Lothario. Lucian might be the only man who has ever made her heart race. But he crushed her fragile hopes, then promptly left England to begin his legendary spree of debauchery.

What the devil is the Rake Review?

It was the letter that changed his life. It turns out that Lucian's sanctimonious cousin, Lysander, was born on the wrong side of the blanket. This means that, instead of being penniless and untitled, Lucian is the rich and influential Viscount Valentine. Upon hearing the news, Lucian decamps for England to claim what is his.

Lucian is unsurprised to learn that his reputation back home is as black as his thick, glossy hair. But thanks to some insipid gossip sheet, the ladies of London seem to regard him as dashing instead of degenerate He has neither time, nor interest, in playing their charming Lord Valentine. Lucian has come back to London for one reason-revenge.

And he means to start with Lady Rosalie...