In theory, the Duke of Candover is the most eligible peer in
the realm. But in truth, he has a deep aversion to the
merest hint of marriage, not to mention two botched
engagements which have marked his jaded soul. Now, after a
debauched bachelor party that causes public outcry, the
Prince Regent is demanding that it's Candover's turn to be
brought to heel. And Prinny secretly believes that Isabelle
Tremont, the Duchess of March, is precisely the lady up to
the challenge.
Isabelle must marry, but a day of reckoning with the man
she's loved for years is her greatest fear. If Candover
insists she's too young and innocent for a seasoned world-
weary man like him, there's no shortage of other candidates.
Gentlemen of prestige and position. Gentlemen whose
attentions are driving Candover to jealous distraction. Yet
one abandoned moment under the stars hints that if they can
put aside pride and duty, then a love once denied might just
be their destiny.