The greater the love, the more devastating the sense of betrayal.Miss Penelope Snowley has been leading a double life.Armed with beauty and ambition, the daughter of the Baron of Bienholr is determined to rise to the demands of her choices. When an unexpected meeting with a mysterious gentleman shakes her world, she unwittingly puts her reputation at risk.With progressive views that set him apart from his peers, Andrew Wilson, the Marquess of Romwich strives to lead his family to prosperity. His courtly way of life is suddenly upended by a ravishing stranger he meets at a bookstore.But Penelope has committed a scandalous crime…Like a thorn in their flesh, her secret identity stands between them, and Andrew is her only hope for redemption. But first, he must make a choice: forgive her or chase her away from his life forever.

She is enough to drive a saint to madness or a Duke to his knees...Forced to stay with her obnoxious cousin who hates her, Selina Drake, daughter of the Earl of Quinton, is on the brink of despair. When she sees her cousin’s betrothed for the first time, her life is besieged by a mixture of dread and excitement...While ready for his much-talked-about engagement party, Jasper Munro, Duke of Gillingham falls madly in love for the very first time. The object of his desire is not his intended but, rather, her utterly ravishing younger cousin…A romance doomed by the Fates before it even starts, meant to drown them in longing...Suspicious murders around the Dukedom see the wedding postponed, and Jasper realizes that betrayal starts with little lies and wears a smile. Standing before his very own nemesis, Jasper must make a choice: save himself or the one he loves most...