After a lifetime as a wallflower Harriet, the Duchess of Berrow, is finally seeking a little pleasure of her own And where better to begin than at the house of one of the most disreputable men in the country, Lord Strange? However, the high-stakes games of lust and chance that rule Strange's household mean that to cross the threshold could entirely ruin her reputation So Harriet swaps her hoops and corsets for a pair of breeches and transforms herself into a young male relative of the Duke of Villiers But when she starts attracting male attention, Harriet must decide whether to stay in her disguise or to reveal that she's really a duchess by night