Lady Wilhelmina Stanhope is
ruined and everyone knows it. Back in Town for the first
season since her downfall, Willa plans to remain firmly on
the shelf, assuming only fortune hunters will want her now.
Instead she focuses on her unique tea blends, secretly
supporting a coffee house which employs poor women and
children. If her clandestine involvement in trade is
discovered, she'll be ruined. Again.
No one is more shocked by Willa's lack of quality suitors
than the newly minted Duke of Hartwell. Having just returned
from India, the dark duke is instantly attracted to the
mysterious wallflower. His pursuit is hampered by the
ruthless Earl of Bellingham, who once jilted Willa and is
now determined to reclaim her.
Caught between the clash of two powerful men, a furious
Willa refuses to concede her independence to save her
reputation. But will she compromise her heart?