To Desire and Conquer Lady Temptress by Scarlett Osborne

His seductive eyes call to her…
There’s not one thing Lady Lydia James desires more than freedom.

Having spent her life imprisoned in her own home, the chance to attend her friend’s ball is the taste of liberty she has been wishing for. Even more so when she meets her own passionate demise at the hands of a handsome stranger.
The warmth inside Nathaniel Gregory, Earl of Granham, has long died. After losing both of his parents, he has closed himself off from the rest of the world. Until an encounter with Lady Lydia ignites the fires of desire in his heart once more.
Lydia and Nathaniel’s plan to spend their lives together sink when it becomes apparent that someone wants them gone. Terrible rumors about an incident from Nathaniel’s past spark outrage. The same fire that brought them together just might tear them apart. By claiming Lydia’s life first…