Pearl Beyond Price — Alisa McNair

After her husband's death, the lovely Alanna Audsley found herself drawn to London to seek solace --- and her husband's murderer. But Alexander Sutton, the beloved friend of her deceased husband, felt her grieving process had ended prematurely. For after seven months, the young widow was the toast of London town.

Spurred by rumors of Alanna's moral lassitude, Alexander found himself acting in her defense and reclaiming her from the disgrace of sullied virtue. Although the reward he sought was simply the restoration of Alanna's good name, he could not deny the passion he felt for her. For the handsome bachelor knew that despite the deceptive drawing room rumors, her beauty and spirit were truly a . . . PEARL BEYOND PRICE!