With the smashing success of Lord of Fire and Lord of Ice, Gaelen Foley has confirmed her place as one of historical romance's hottest talents. Now with Lady of Desire, a breathtaking story in which a young woman's fiery beauty tames the king of thieves, she delivers her most enthralling novel yet…

Impetuous Lady Jacinda Knight is the daughter of a scandalous woman - and Society predicts she'll follow in her mother's footsteps. Then one night, in flight from an arranged and loveless marriage, Jacinda finds herself alone on a dangerous street face-to-face with Billy Blade, the notorious leader of a band of thieves. His stolen kisses awaken in her a longing for a man she can never possess. A handsome outlaw running from a secret past, Billy Blade has never met a woman like Jacinda - her fiery innocence and blossoming sensuality set his rebel's heart ablaze. Having turned his back on the privilege and power of his tyrannical father's house years before, he vows to return to reclaim his title, Earl of Rackford - to win the love of the ravishing beauty who has stolen his heart.