Fourteen years ago the betrothal of Miss Georgina Franklin’s betrothal to Prince Vladimir Demetri James Petroski caused a fluster in parlors across London. Fourteen years later the Petroski brothers arrived in London setting it alight with their breathtaking presence, bone melting accents and heart fluttering masculinity; eligible women were all interested in their availability. And yet the Prince’s betrothed, Miss Georgina Franklin, was yet to receive a visit.

The Petroski brothers, arrived in London, setting it alight with their breathtaking presence, bone melting accents and heart fluttering masculinity. Two Russian princes with a plan of deception to restore their family’s honor. It would become the season's most intriguing scandal. Ilya Petroski’s role in the plan was simple: pretend to be his elder brother, the one with the unwanted betrothal, and do what he did best…flirt, womanize and be a rake of the highest order. The easiest task in the world. Until he meets the widowed poet, Lady Seraphina. In a single instant, he knows…she was the one. The single woman for him, the only one who could make him a better man. How was he going to win a beautiful and gentle heart and do what his family required? Lady Seraphina, widowed from a passionless and loveless marriage, is faced with the choice: to stay where it’s safe, within the bounds of society, and ignore the lure of the Russian Rake, Prince Ilya Petroski; or take a leap and taste passion, live as her poet hero’s lived from the heart and drinking deep of what life had to offer, no matter the consequences. But how did you stop a heart from falling, even when you knew the nature of the man was a rake? But charades and secret betrothals don’t stay secrets for long. And when she needs answers, he is not able to give them. And when the truth broke over London, she would be standing alone. Previously published in the anthology, [Have Yourself a Merry Little Scandal](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55605197.HaveYourselfaMerryLittleScandal " Have Yourself a Merry Little Scandal")