A masquerade, a stranger, a tryst— what could go wrong?
Honora Grantly will do anything to avoid marrying the dangerous Duke of Belmont, including ruining her reputation by getting caught in a compromising situation. All she needs is a partner.
Fortunately, her ability to read magical auras helps her choose a stranger to seduce at the Twelfth Night masquerade.
After she’s caught in a scandalous tryst, she’ll be free to make her own life— or so she hopes.
But the man she tries to seduce, sorcerer Oliver Valance, wants to preserve his good name and most importantly, not get entangled in a scandal.
Instead of “ruining” Honora at the ball, he helps her flee Belmont.
When Valances realizes that he has traded one scandal for another, he proposes, hoping that a special license and a speedy wedding will make everything right.
But he and Honora find that marriage to a stranger is more challenging even than the most complicated magic.
