A young woman disappears. A husband is suspected of murder. Stirring times for all the neighbourhood. The Steepwood Scandal. When Desiree Nash was propositioned by a handsome viscount, she was outraged. Sebastian Moore might be irresistible and intriguing, but no respectable lady would agree to such an offer! A year later, impossible circumstances forced Desiree to take him up on his scandalous proposition. However, Sebastian surprised everyone when he arranged for Desiree to have a chaperone with her. But when schemers disrupted their romance, Sebastian had to truly fight for Desiree and make an offer of the most permanent kind!