She was never supposed to charm him. He was never supposed to want her.
Lady Violet has a talent for three things: matchmaking, optimism, and irritating the broodiest duke in Sussex.
Alexander Devereaux, Duke of Aylesford, has spent two decades keeping his distance from Violet’s relentless sunshine. She is impulsive, outspoken, and far too good for a man haunted by secrets.
He tells himself she deserves poetry and passion. Not a monster.
But when a harmless afternoon turns scandalous—and a stolen kiss ignites years of suppressed desire—Alex’s iron control shatters. Violet doesn’t want polite distance. She wants the truth.
And the truth is dangerous.
