The Rogue's Countess — Monica Burns

As one of the Reckless Rockwoods, Constance Blakemore, Countess of Lyndham, is determined to help her friends find love, but at what cost? Experience taught Gideon Lethbridge, Earl of Chelmsford, women will sell themselves for money and social position. When a passionate interlude in a dark garden sets Gideon's heart on fire, he's furious to learn his lover is an American heiress who bought herself a title. Despite his anger at being hoodwinked by Viscountess Helstone, she's haunted Gideon's dreams for the past five years. Now he's planning her seduction, and he intends to make Phoebe surrender to one wicked, sinful moment of pleasure after another. Five years ago, despair and a need for solace sent Phoebe, Viscountess Helstone into the arms of a stranger for one fiery moment of indiscretion. Now penniless, Phoebe is the anonymous author of the Currer Chronicles mocking the Marlborough Set. When Phoebe comes face-to-face with the man she's never forgotten, she's horrified to learn she's ridiculed him mercilessly in her satirical serial. With Gideon determined to seduce her, Phoebe is desperate to keep her writing a secret while trying not to admit she's been in love for the past five years. Like most Reckless Rockwoods, the an dara sealladh is a part of who Constance Blakemore, Countess of Lyndham is. Although her husband, Lucien, insists Constance stop using her psychic abilities to meddle in the affairs of others, she cannot abandon a friend in need. But ignoring Lucien's wishes puts Constance's marriage and happiness in jeopardy as well, and Constance might lose the one thing that will destroy her, Lucien's love. The Rogue's Countess is a Reckless Rockwoods Novel. These novels prominently feature different members of the Rockwood family as they meddle in their friends' lives to ensure they find a happy ending