Miss Wheaton was only trying to help a friend, but things have gone horribly wrong. How on earth has one tiny lie—the slightest whisker—set things all in a muddle? Mamma is swooning from scandal, Miss Wheaton's tidy engagement is broken, and what's worse, she's now found herself in the arms of the very man who caused all the trouble—the notorious Duke of Asheford. However did she get involved with him? More important, however will get get uninvolved with him? She does want to be rid of him, of course. After all, this tangle of falsehood and secrets will lead her to ruin. Unless, just maybe, Miss Wheaton's whiskers have led her to true love...