Getting married? Never! This would end Louise North's work in her women's reform group - and, in truth, she quite liked her independence, despite the objections of her father the king. So when Simon Tremaine, the brilliant Duke of Foxmoor whom she once loved - and who has been exiled from England - returns determined to marry her, she is skeptical. Does he really need her, or does he just want revenge? It is very difficult to resist Simon's dangerous charms when the fire between them burns with the same intensity. But when deeply buried secrets from his past are revealed and the truth behind his desire to get married is revealed, Louise vows that he will pay for it... and the price will be his heart.