Obliged to spend the rest of her life with a safe but boring husband, Sophia Appleton is sick of living life on other people’s terms—especially her father’s. Fate finally shows her a better path when she catches the dashing Duke of Bersard’s fiery eye…
While assuming his duties as the new Duke of Bersard, Wesley Fifett comes across something unexpected but also disturbing: his father’s will. Forced to take a wife within a year, he keeps it a secret from the ravishing Lady Sophia, who has made a home for herself both in his thoughts and his heart.
But rumor travels fast…
Desperate to keep Lady Sophia from slipping through his fingers, Wesley’s trail leads him to a baffling place. Back to the beginning, where it all started. His father’s will, that just might be the key to unraveling a ploy that reaches deeper than his own familial roots…