As a second son, Lord Harry Winchester indulges in a carefree, comfortable life—until the unusual death of his brother and father bestows upon him a dukedom plagued with a crumbling family manor and hungry debtors. What's a desperate duke to do but marry the wealthy lady betrothed to him since childhood?

Lady Christina Malcolm Childe's magical gift of reading auras reveals, to her dismay, that her laughing Harry has recently become a dark and bitter man. She must find out why... before the worm-eaten floors of his manor collapse beneath her feet. Until Harry learns to love her truly, this willful Malcolm refuses to consummate their marriage. No matter how tempting he proves to be...