New York Times bestselling author Karen Ranney returns with the
first novel in a new series about dashing, charismatic dukes--and the
women who tame them...
Though raised as a gentleman's daughter, Lorna Gordon is obliged to take
a position as an upstairs maid at Blackhall Castle when her father dies.
Alex Russell, the Duke of Kinross, is the most tempting man she's ever
seen--and completely unattainable--until, at a fancy dress ball, Lorna
disguises herself as Marie Antoinette and pursues an illicit
tryst...with scandalous consequences.
Months after his mysterious seductress disappears, Alex encounters her
again. Far from the schemer the distrustful duke assumed her to be,
Lorna is fiercely independent and resourceful. She's the one woman
capable of piercing his defenses. But when danger threatens Lorna, Alex
must prove himself not just the lover of her fantasies, but the man who
will fight to protect her.