The lovely Isabel, Lady Sawford, did not expect anything good from her arranged marriage with Nicholas, Duke Gage, and even looked forward to her wedding night like an execution. However, to her great amazement, the young husband turned out to be a true gentleman who had no thought of forcing her to perform her marital duty and was quite happy with the position of a good friend. Poor Isabel had no idea that the rake Nicholas, unusually experienced in relationships with women, who secretly fell in love with his wife at first sight, was simply implementing his cunning plan to gain her confidence, seduce her and get her to reciprocate. However, taming the duchess is not as easy as it seems!