An Improper Proposition — Amy Rose Bennett

Fraternizing with one's footman -- no matter how young and handsome he is -- is not the done thing. But Lady Wells is going to do it anyway…

Bianca, the widowed Countess of Wells, secretly lusts after her much younger, rakishly handsome footman Harry Blake. Even though he has been in her employ for six months, she has not succumbed to her indecorous urges to take him as a lover… until one wicked night at an isolated country inn when she throws caution to the wind and offers Blake a wholly improper proposition.

Harry Blake, the bastard son of a duke and governess, is the epitome of the perfect footman, except for one thing -- he fantasizes about seducing his beautiful mistress. When Lady Wells proposes that they become lovers for one night only, he is torn. Even though he wants her with every fiber of his being, he suspects that forbidden fruit once tasted can be awfully addictive. He wonders if one night of passion will be enough, for either of them -- especially now that he realizes he might very well be falling in love with his bella Bianca.

But when all is said and done, Blake can hardly refuse such a tempting proposition, no matter how unwise or improper. He just prays that he can put a smile on his mistress's beautiful face…

Author's Note to Readers: An Improper Proposition is Book 1 in the loosely linked, Improper Liaisons Novella series. It can be easily read as a stand-alone.

Length: Short novella
Sensuality level: Hot. This story is an erotic historical romance and contains frequent love-making scenes and sexual language.