When Mia Emmerson is sold to a French brothel by her cruel guardian, she has only one hope of salvation—a young viscount who has long been her friend. Marriage to him would save her from living in the streets but first she has to hope he will rescue her from the clutches of the lurid woman to whom she's been sold.

Anthony Montford didn't want to do the young viscount's bidding and save the girl. The exiled pirate did want the money the young man offered, enough to start a new life, and reluctantly agrees to rescue her. But when Anthony sees Mia, it changes everything. She's the most beautiful thing he's ever seen, a temptation he can't resist. Anthony would do anything to make her his…