Once upon a time...
A duke fell in love
Gowan Stoughton of Craigievar, Duke of Kinross, values order and
self-control above all else. So when he meets a lady as serene as she is
beautiful, he promptly asks for her hand in marriage.
With a lady
Edie--whose passionate temperament is the opposite of serene--had such a
high fever at her own debut ball that she didn't notice anyone, not even
the notoriously elusive Duke of Kinross. When her father accepts his
offer... she panics.
And when their marriage night isn't all it could be, she pretends.
In a tower.
But Edie's inability to hide her feelings makes pretending impossible,
and when their marriage implodes, she retreats to a tower--locking Gowan
out.
Now Gowan faces his greatest challenge. Neither commands nor reason work
with his spirited young bride. How can he convince her to give him the
keys to the tower...
When she already has the keys to his heart?