When an honorable artist...

Benedict Pennington's greatest ambition is not to paint a masterpiece, but to make the world's greatest art accessible to all by establishing England's first national art museum. Success in persuading a reluctant philanthropist to donate his collection of Old Master paintings brings his dream tantalizingly close to reality. Until Viscount Dulcie, the object of Benedict's illicit adolescent desire, begins to court the donor's granddaughter, set on winning the paintings for himself

...meets a hedonistic viscount...

Sinclair Milne, Lord Dulcie, far prefers collecting innovative art and dallying with handsome men than burdening himself with a wife. But when rivals imply Dulcie's refusal to pursue wealthy Miss Adler and her paintings is due to lingering tender feelings for Benedict Pennington, Dulcie vows to prove them wrong. Not only will he woo her away from the holier-than-thou painter, he'll also placate his matchmaking father in the process.

...will sinner or saint - or both - win at love?

When Benedict is dragooned into painting Lord Dulcie's portrait, Dulcie finds himself once again drawn to the intense, impassioned artist. Can the sinful viscount entice the wary painter into a casual liaison, one that will put neither their reputations nor their feelings at risk? Or will the not-so-saintly artist demand something far more vulnerable - his heart?