Caught alone. Forced to wed. Bound by a scandal neither of them created.

Lady Edwina Stanhope has spent years trying to outrun the shadow of her parents’ infamous marriage. As the daughter of a former courtesan, she knows society watches her more closely than most.

She refuses to give them another reason to whisper.

Until one reckless moment at a crowded ball leaves her alone in a private anteroom with the last man she should be caught with.

Lord Henry Montagu, Marquis of Seacourt.

Forced into an engagement overnight, Henry believes the scandal cannot worsen — until he learns the truth.

Edwina is the daughter of his father’s former mistress.

They both know their marriage is born of scandal.
They both know it should mean nothing.

But resisting each other proves far more dangerous than facing society.

Because the only thing more ruinous than their past…is the desire neither of them can deny.