Rumors of insanity taint his past…undeniable passion dictates his future. Is the temptation of true love strong enough to obliterate the darkness? Devlin Ravensdale, Duke of Wharncliffe, has created an existence void of society. Content in his solitude, Wharncliffe is hardly prepared for the responsibility of a ward…especially not a woman as breathtakingly beautiful as Alexandra Grantchester.

The lady shuns marriage the same way he deflects social obligation, yet the lady harbours her own secrets and while a stronger force pulls them together in a tumultuous future of confrontation and disbelief it will take true love to find their happily-ever-after.