The third sizzling novel in New York Times bestselling author Karen
Hawkins's Duchess Diaries series, featuring three unruly sisters and
their headstrong godmother with a penchant for matchmaking.
Scarred in the terrible accident that took his wife, gruff Lord Kirk has
hidden himself from Society. When he meets his neighbor, Dahlia
Balfour--a young beauty who shares his love for poetry and books--he
realizes she is the one woman who could make him forget the past. But
how can such a recluse attract the eye of an enchantress? Kirk appeals
to his godmother, the Duchess of Roxburghe, to help him become the
dashing, well-dressed hero of Dahlia's dreams.
Arriving at a house party given by the Duchess, Dahlia is unprepared for
the change in her neighbor. Suddenly, she is seeing him in a whole new
light. When he captures her lips with an ardent kiss, she realizes he
could be her romantic hero, but then a jealous rival twists an
inadvertent comment she makes. Now Dahlia must persuade Kirk that she's
not just a pretty girl feeling pity, but a passionate woman who sees
past painful scars into the soul of the man she's come to love.