The young widow Countess Mariah Carlisle was offended to the core. Duke Darian Wolfingham accused her of luring his younger brother into her network. The Duke was indignant: the Countess, an experienced seductress with a dubious reputation, could have found a more suitable candidate for a love affair. Wolfingham could not even imagine that he himself would soon fall victim to the irresistible charms of the insidious beauty...