On her way to find some herbs for her remedies, the tempting Rarity Stanley will be trapped in a situation that will change her destiny forever. When she realises that the man who saved her is the devilish Duke everyone in her village talks about, she is stunned by how brave and unexpectedly seductive he is. Her fateful encounter with him leads her to accept a cleaner's job at his place and they soon become entangled in a tempestuous love affair... Touched by the devil himself, will she be able to resist the temptation? At his manor atop the cliffs, has long isolated himself, the mysterious Duke, James Pollock. After the war left him injured and with a scarred face, society forced him into alienation as a man marked by the devil. Until he found an enticing damsel in distress in the woods and the unforeseen happened; they unexpectedly and passionately fell in love with each other. If only his burning desire for her could stop sinking him deeper in despair... Meant for each other, Rarity and James will soon explore the pleasure of their shimmering feelings. Yet, they know that their flaming love will have to battle the fanatic hatred of their community. When the attacks on James' house increase, a friend from the past arrives and an unspoken truth gets revealed... Will Rarity and James surpass the malice around them? Will their persistence reward them with a lasting passion?