Fleur Grenville, just lost her father, Baron White. She has never been more alone in her life. But life is about to throw her a curveball when her guardian decides that what is best for her is for them to be joined in holy matrimony.

Desperate she makes a run for it, straight into the arms of the Duke of Darbyshire. He suggests an arrangement that she is unable to decline. One that ultimately could lead to freedom from her guardian and his unwanted attentions.

She does not expect that her affections will shortly become his for the taking. But the Duke holds a closely guarded secret and soon both their pasts will threaten to pull them apart...