In the prince's bed

the long version

"Miss Katherine Merivale is desperate to make a respectable match -- if only her childhood sweetheart would propose! Until he does, she can't touch the fortune she's inherited. So the last thing she needs is notorious rogue Alec Black putting her marriage plans at risk with his smoldering gaze and moonlit kisses. Alec, the Earl of Iversley -- and one of three bastard sons of the Prince of Wales -- is secretly searching for an heiress bride to pay his debts. Fiery Katherine seems the answer to his prayers, and her passionate response to his practiced seduction soon assures him that she is his. But knowing that Katherine seeks a love match, the scoundrel wonders what will happen when she discovers his deception. Perhaps the surprise will be on Alec and his unwitting, and very available, heart." -- Page [4] of cover.