Suspected of his brother's murder, Lancelot Hemingford, Duke of Aylesbury, was forced into the anonymity of quiet country living. So, when an opportunity arises to clear his name in exchange for proposing to the niece of a neighbor, he sees no choice but to accept. As Marianne Radley is dependent on her uncle, she must accept the Duke's marriage proposal at her familys request, despite her belief he is irredeemably wicked. But along with marrying him, she intends to sniff out the duke's unsavory secrets and expose them to the world: a plan that would be flawless were it not for one minor detail -- even she, with all her determination, is not immune to the charms of a rakish duke.
