He needs a perfect reputation. She needs a financial miracle. In the high-stakes game of the London ton, love is the one variable they didn't account for.
Benedict Thorne, the Duke of Ashworth, is a man of cold logic and unbreakable stone. To secure a prestigious Cabinet seat, he must maintain a flawless public image. But a decades-old family scandal threatens to crumble his fortress, and a ruthless blackmailer is closing in.
Honoria Westcott is a wallflower with a terrifying talent for mathematics and a family on the brink of ruin. When she discovers the Duke's secret in a hidden library, she doesn't cower. She makes an offer: a fake engagement to stabilize his reputation in exchange for the gold that will save her brother from Newgate.