England, 1817.
But despite the lust he feels for his new duchess, Edmond is resolved to never allow them intimacy, refusing to suffer the tormenting loss of a loved one all over again..
A young lady of sensibilities, accomplishment, and most importantly, one who he is not attracted to-a complete opposite of the bewitching beauty who traps him into marriage.
Edmond Rochester, the Duke of Wolverton, is seeking a wife to care for his two daughters.
Instead, Adeline Accidentally enters the wrong chamber and tumbles into the bed of the mad duke.
Determined to escape marriage to a repugnant earl, she plans to deliberately allow herself to be caught in a Compromising position at a house party with the much kinder man she\'d hoped to marry.
Miss Adeline Hays is out of options.
England, 1817
