Illicit — Elizabeth Ann Michaels

Journey with acclaimed author Elizabeth Ann Michaels to the elegance and splendor of South Carolina, where civil war is about to divide a nation ... and where a man and a woman are bound by a love as dangerous as it is irresistible...

Only fifteen when her parents died, Laurel Seymore was left to care for her sister and manage the family business. Now, five years later, Seymore's is the finest dress shop in all of Charleston. But hidden among the silks and satins are dangerous secrets that will bring Laurel face to face with the man who can betray her even as his seductive touch arouses shameless desire...

Major Brett McKenzie has come to Charleston to crack an insidious smuggling ring. His search begins--and ends--with Laurel Seymore. A sensual beauty as disturbing as the rumors surrounding her, she is the woman he must pursue, yet longs to protect and possess with a passion that could destroy them both....