Verity believes in truth. Julian survives on secrets.
Lord Julian Hartford lives for pleasure, not responsibility—until the infamous Paragon Diamond vanishes again, and suspicion turns toward him.
Lady Verity Merrow has always preferred the shadows. A wallflower with a sharp mind, she knows better than to trust a man like Julian… even as she uncovers secrets that could destroy them both.
But behind a mask at a masquerade, Verity becomes someone else entirely—and captures Julian’s full attention.
For the first time, she wants more, so she makes him an outrageous proposition: teach her the art of seduction.
Julian agrees, certain it’s nothing more than a game, until he finds himself captivated by the very woman determined to deceive him.
Because the woman he desires most is the one who accused him of theft.
