A nobleman takes in a ward and her beautiful chaperone whom he must keep from falling for in in this Regency romance from a New York Timesâbestselling author.
Itâs the kind of vow often made on the battlefield. Darby Travers, Viscount Nailbourne, never imagines heâll have to honor it. Yet here she is on his doorstepâhis late comradeâs young daughter, and Darbyâs new ward. Worse, she comes with the most overprotective, mistrustful, bothersome chaperoneâthe childâs aunt, Sadie Grace Boxer. Darby is quite sure that behind her lovely facade, the woman is guarding a secret.
Sadie Grace faced many trials working in her brotherâs surgery, but none prepared her for the world sheâs thrust into with his passing. Navigating the ton, with its endless ball gowns and parade of parties, is difficult enough, but hiding the truth about her niece while the sophisticated viscount watches her every move proves nearly impossibleâparticularly when his searing gaze tempts her to bare all. But when her familyâs past catches up with her, sheâll have to trust in Darbyâno matter the cost to her heart.
âKasey Michaels aims for the heart and never misses.â âNew York Timesâbestselling author Nora Roberts