Aku No Hana Ni Kuchizuke Wo / Original Title: Lord of Scoundrels (Futami Bunko Chi 5-2 the Mystery Collection)

[Machine Translation] Jessica's parents died early, and she grew up surrounded by her younger brothers and cousins. Then word comes that her brother Bertie, who lives in Paris, has fallen in with the notorious Marquis de Dain, a wealthy man who is addicted to drinking and gambling. Jessica rides to Paris to bring her brother back. Jessica rides to Paris to bring her brother back, but the Dane who appears before her is, contrary to her expectations, a charming man with passionate dark eyes and a well-trained physique... A brilliant milestone in the history of romance!

両親に早く先立たれ、弟や従兄弟たちに囲まれて育ったジェシカは男勝りの性格で、27歳という年齢とその美貎にもかかわらず、まるで結婚に興味がなかった。そんなおり、パリで暮らす弟のバーティが、悪名高い資産家、デイン侯爵のもとで酒と賭博に溺れているとの知らせがはいる。弟を連れ戻すためパリに乗りこむジェシカ。しかし、目の前に現われたデインは、予想に反し情熱的な黒い瞳と鍛えあげた体躯をもつ魅力あふれる男だった…ロマンス史上に燦然と輝く金字塔!1996年のRITA賞(ショート・ヒストリカル部門)を受賞。