A woman with a shocking past... Branded a money-hungry con artist for marrying the elderly Duke of Tremaine days before his death, Viola Cartwright has found refuge in her work at St. Agatha's Hospital.
And the one gentleman who could help in her mission is stubborn, infernally handsome-and far too honorable to act on their mutual attraction.And in a desire impossible to deny... Florian Lowell has suddenly been made heir to the Duke of Redding-a far cry from his status as a dedicated physician.
He never thought he'd become a duke, or that the secrets of his past would cost him his greatest love... Raphe Matthews hasn't stepped foot in polite circles since a tragedy left his once-noble family impoverished and in debt.
Thorncliff Manor is the perfect setting for a masquerade ball . . . But her siren song keeps drawing him back, and their clandestine meetings could be hazardous to his plan-and to her virtue . . A man who tempts her to disclose her own shocking secret, one that could divide them forever .