Amelia Cynster hears these words from handsome, enigmatic Lucien Ashford, 6th Viscount Calverton, and is stunned. It's near dawn and she's risked scandal by lying in wait for him just outside his London house. But he agrees to her outrageous marriage proposal - just prior to falling unconscious at her feet. Amelia is torn between astounded relief and indignant affront, then decides she doesn't care. She has always loved him - no other man will do for her - and she's tired of waiting.

Sometimes a young lady needs to take matters into her own hands.

But matters of the heart are never that simple. The first hitch in Amelia's plans comes when Luc refuses to agree to a hasty wedding, but insists on properly wooing her...in public and in private. Soon she longs for those moments away from the watchful gaze of the ton in which she can learn all about seduction from a master. But unknown to Amelia, Luc has a very good reason for wooing her. Every wicked gentleman has his price.


REVIEWS & ACHIEVEMENTS

Named by Oakland Press as one of the Best Romances of 2002

Luc Ashford nominated for the Romantic Tines Best K.I.S.S. Hero of 2002

A Publishers Weekly, USA Today and New York Times BESTSELLER!

"Ms. Laurens' Bar Cynster series continues to excel with Amelia's very sensuous tale. The sexual tension remains taut and the repartee entertaining. On a Wicked Dawn is sure to raise your temperature on a cool spring night."
Suan Wilson, Reviewer, Old Book Barn Gazettte

"4½ stars! A TOP PICK & A KISS HERO! Stephanie Laurens can really heat up the pages, and she hits her stride in this tale of double deception. It's a delight...Readers will enjoy every moment of the by-play between the lovers. ON A WICKED DAWN is another irresistible Cynster read!"
Kathe Robin, Romantic Times