He wants revenge. She wants freedom. Neither expected to want each other.
Archibald, Duke of Enveigh, is England's most elegant predator. When his former friend the Duke of Eccess stole the woman Archibald wanted, he vowed revenge. The perfect weapon? Octavius's innocent sister. Seduce her, ruin her, walk away.
Lady Mercy Everard has spent twenty years in French exile, studying stars and vowing never to marry for anything less than love. Now she's thrust into London's season as the talk of the ton: the Duke of Eccess's long-lost sister, perfect prey for fortune hunters.
But Mercy isn't like other debutantes. She sees through his practiced charm to the wounded man beneath. And she's not afraid of him. When she challenges him to prove he's more than another rake playing games, their secret alliance begins: he'll teach her to survive the ton's dangers.
As stolen moments in moonlit gardens turn into whispered confessions, Archibald realizes his fatal miscalculation—he's falling for his mark.
When their forbidden attraction threatens to consume them both, only one choice remains: a desperate flight to Gretna Green with all of London in pursuit. But can a man who destroys everything he touches learn to love without destroying the woman who might save his soul?
Sometimes the deadliest sin is the one that redeems us.
