Scarred by life... Until he finds her. Stumbling upon Lady Melissa Aldercombe hiding away in his library during a ball, Sir Adam Lathbury expects to be greeted by her horror and revulsion at his disfigured appearance-not a fiery frisson of attraction that he thought he'd never encounter again. But after his betrothed has rejected him, can Adam believe the connection is genuine? Especially when he discovers she's harbouring an explosive, reputation-destroying secret!