"Dominick Mercer, Marquess of Ellsowrth, leads a double life. In public, he's one of the most respected peers in England. But in private, he's notorious Italian painter Domenico Vincenzo, a man known as well for his scandalous lifestyle as his visionary paintings. He's determined to paint a masterpiece and put his real name on it, thus freeing him from ths dual existence that's becoming difficult to maintain. The problem? His model is the most unusual woman he's ever met and the only one fit for his masterpiece. And she's keeping secrets of her own ..."--back cover.