Miss Daphne Raven is happily situated in Grafton. Betrothed to the town’s new vicar, he’s simply perfect as a husband-to-be. Not too handsome, mild, and meek. The textbook husband, indeed. But when Daphne travels to London for her wedding dress, one night at a ball shatters her faultless plans and makes her question everything. Corey Jefferson, Duke Renford is back in London to secure a new mistress. Life at his country estate must be whiled away somehow, so why not in a pleasurable manner? That is until one illicit kiss at a ball no innocent would attend sends him on a hunt to find the mystery woman, his perfect paramour. When Renford finds out his desired mistress is none other than a betrothed country mouse, can he tempt Daphne to risk everything to have him? Or will her charms and sweet nature finally tumble the wickedest Duke in London?