In this dramatic Regency romance, the scandal of the season must be stopped!

Widowed duchess Sophie will do anything to protect her son and his inheritance--even ask roguish Lord Nicholas Pascoe to retrieve her late husband's diaries before the secrets they contain bring down the government and the monarchy.

Sophie knows she must maintain her distance from Nicholas. only she can't help but respond to the desire in his eyes. Their mission is treacherous, but will it prove as dangerous as their unexpected attraction?