Ask for It
by Sylvia Day

England, 1770. Beneath the silk and lace of London
society lies a secret, elite organization of spies.
Protecting the Crown from its enemies is hazardous, but for
Marcus Ashford, protecting his heart from an unyielding
passion is the far greater peril...

A matter of
dangerous intrigue...

As an agent to the Crown,
Marcus Ashford, the Earl of Westfield, has fought numerous
sword fights, been shot twice, and dodged more than any
man’s fair share of cannon fire. And yet nothing
excites him more than the primitive hunger his former
fiance, Elizabeth, arouses. Years ago, she’d jilted
him for the boyishly charming Lord Hawthorne. But now, the
elegant widow is his to defend, and he will do so while
tending to her other, more carnal needs, showing her the
depth of a real man’s desire...

...and
undeniable pleasure

Dangerous secrets led to the
murder of Lady Hawthorne’s husband. Secrets she now
holds in a diary many would kill to obtain. But to entrust
herself to the protection of the most seductive man
she’s ever known? Outrageous. Unthinkable.
Irresistible. For it was Marcus’s strong passions and
burning desire that frightened her into abandoning him years
ago...and her answering craving has never waned. Now, he
means to be at her service, in every sense. And perhaps the
only sensible course isn’t to resist temptation, but
to surrender to it completely...

Sylvia Day's Bio

Sylvia Day is the national bestselling, award-winning author of over a dozen novels written across multiple sub-genres — contemporary, fantasy, historical, futuristic, science fiction, romantic suspense, paranormal romance, and urban fantasy — under multiple pen names: three! A wife and mother of two, she is a former Russian linguist for the U.S. Army Military Intelligence.

Sylvia is a lifelong California resident who loves to travel. Her adventures have taken her to Japan, Holland, Germany, France, Mexico, Jamaica, and all over the United States. Born in Los Angeles, she grew up in Orange County (the O.C.), and later lived in Monterey, Oceanside, and the Temecula Valley.

She is a Japanese-American who enjoys the many Japanese cultural events in Southern California as well as frequent family jaunts to Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm, and Sea World. Her childhood career aspirations were few — become a dolphin trainer at Sea World or a bestselling novelist. Obviously, the dolphin trainer career took a back seat.

A year after she first sat down at the keyboard, Sylvia sold her first book to Kensington Brava and three years later—to the day—she sold her 15-17th single title books. In addition to her novels, she's written numerous novellas and short stories for both print and electronic-original release. Called "wonderful and passionate" by WNBC.com and "wickedly entertaining" by Booklist, Sylvia's stories are frequent recipients of Readers' Choice and Reviewers' Choice accolades. Her work has been translated into Russian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish. She's been honored with the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice award, the EPPIE award, and multiple finalist nods for Romance Writers of America's prestigious RITA Award of Excellence.

A voracious reader, Sylvia still manages to keep up with her two young children. She's blessed with an understanding husband who is proud of her writing and doesn't mind (too much) that her computer sees her more often than he does.

Sylvia also writes under the pseudonyms S.J. Day and Livia Dare.