He's a gentleman with rakish tendancies but she's determined to be the perfect spinster.
Miss Olivia Redfield's prospects for marriage are nonexistent, bleak at best. Removed from society for an ill-fated physical defect, she's resigned herself to caring for others in a somewhat dreary existence...That is, until she finds herself falling for the charming but unattainable, Lord Kingsley.
Gabriel Fellowes, Earl of Kingsley is doing a favor for a friend by overseeing the dangerous–– but promising––mine on the border of Viscount Hallowell's property. With extra time on his hands, he finds himself irresistibly provoked by the viscount's nymph–like daughter and delights in needling her as well. In no position to promise more than a dalliance, Gabriel takes the unprecedented step of becoming her friend.
Their flirtatious attachment threatens to erupt in passion, but duty and honor forbid anything more. Will love be defeated when tragedy strikes, or can these two overcome Society's dictates and conquer a century old curse?