Lady Ariel D'Archer bravely endures the piercing barbs of the ton from the scandal that left her reputation in tatters and her heart broken. She gave her heart to a man whom she thought would marry her, but when they were found in a compromising position he abandoned her. Living with the shame to her family's name, the stunningly beautiful Ariel swears that she will never give her heart to another. . .Until she meets Nathan Trevain, Duke of Davenport. A man with a dark past and an intense, positively sinful gaze that heats her blood and makes her heart pound. From the moment, he first whisked her into his arms she knew that this was a man who would never take no for an answer. And for his own hidden reason, Nathan is determined to have her---any way that he can.