Lady Penelope Dodge has always followed the rules—until the day she learns she is promised to a powerful duke she does not love. Determined to claim a piece of happiness before duty steals it away, Penelope dares the unthinkable: one night in the arms of Alexander Sutton, the enigmatic and scandalous Earl of Bainbridge. A man she’s adored in secret. A man who has no place in her future. But one night becomes two. Then three. And soon, each stolen, midnight encounter leaves her aching for more—more of his forbidden kisses and the wicked tenderness he offers her. As their passion deepens, so does the risk. With Penny's family’s reputation hanging by a thread and her own heart on the verge of ruin, Penelope must make an impossible choice: honor the duty she was born into… or surrender to a love that could cost her everything.