Ash Turner seduced her with the promise of her own self.

“It was fascinating to watch her spin the tale. She’d adjusted her accent yet ag…”

“Lady Cosgrove gasped louder but recovered quickly. “Mr. Turner,” she said, reac…”

“For years, every conversation she had with a man had been colored by calculatio…”

“She shouldn’t have been beautiful—she was too forward, too freckled, too thin. …”