A fake engagement and plenty of charm keep the pages turning in this delightful Regency romance which the USA Today bestselling author Julia Quinn hails as terrific. I have come to ask you to kill me my lord. Miss Abigail Abbott desperately needs to disappear--permanently--and the only person she trusts to help her do that is Lord Stephen Wentworth heir to the Duke of Walden. Stephen is brilliant charming and--when he needs to be--absolutely ruthless. So ruthless that he proposes marriage instead of murder to keep Abigail safe. Stephen was smitten the instant his sister introduced him to Abigail a woman with the dignity and determination of a duchess and the courage of a lioness. When she accepts his courtship of convenience he also discovers she kisses like his most intimate wish come true. For Abigail their arrangement is a sham to escape her dangerous enemies. For Stephen it s his one chance to share a lifetime with the lady of his dreams--if only he can convince her his love is real.