Will posing as a mistress make her one in fact? Glynis Chatwin must regain the evidence that proves she and her brother are not bastard children. But her plans lead her into the bedchamber of the notorious rake Lord St. Albans-once she has caught his interest, there is no escape. When he offers to help her, she is wary but she thinks she can make use of this idle lord. But how can she resist the seductive skills of the worst rogue in England when she is falling in love with the wounded heart behind his rakish ways. Will it take a Gypsy thief to steal the heart of a rake? The Earl of St. Albans lives only to please himself. And it pleases him give into a whim and assist the lovely gypsy thief he finds in his bedchamber at an inn. He does not believes her story of wicked uncles, secret marriages, and stolen inheritances, but she amuses him as no other woman has. He wants is Glynis in his bed-and he wants her there willingly. But he does not work into his calculated seduction that Glynis, with her sharp mind and stubborn ways, may be the one woman he cannot live without.

Shannon Donnelly's writing has won numerous awards, including a RITA nomination for Best Regency, the Grand Prize in the "Minute Maid Sensational Romance Writer" contest, judged by Nora Roberts, RWA's Golden Heart, the Laurel Wreath, the Winter Rose, the Bookseller's Best, and multiple finalists in the Holt Medallion, the Colorado ACE, the Golden Quill, and others. Her work has repeatedly earned 4 Star Top Pick reviews from Romantic Times magazine, as well as praise from Booklist and other reviewers, who note: "simply superb"..."wonderfully uplifting"....and "beautifully written."

In addition to her Regency romances, she has had novellas published in several anthologies, has had young adult horror stories published and is the author of several computer games. Currently, she is a member of several chapters of RWA, and she is a past-president of the Beau Monde, Regency Chapter of RWA. She has spoken at past writer conferences, including RWA's national conference, and regularly gives workshops online. Her abiding passions include--besides writing--her dogs, reading, gardening, painting, belly dancing, and the ever present horses in her life. She can be found online at sd-writer.com and twitter.com/sdwriter.