"Arriving in a cloak of mystery to the London stage, Annabelle Taylor quickly becomes a sensation known as 'The Silver Swan.' While she loves performing nightly for her adoring audiences, the actress secretly hopes to draw out the aristocratic father who abandoned her and her mother years ago. Sent to unmask her true identity, Colin Jeffreys, Marquess of Hampden, has only his dashing good looks and desirable kisses to bait the wary performer. Sparring with wit and exchanging half-truths, Colin and Annabelle soon succumb to their fiery attraction and their longing for a wild passion to transcend their secrets"--Back cover.