Annabelle Flynn is sister to two of London's biggest libertines, while she has gone in the opposite direction and tried to be the picture of purity. When her eldest brother inherits a dukedom, she thinks she can finally make her debut and find a proper spouse. But her priorities take a turn when her other brother starts spiraling toward destruction and she makes her way to the notorious Donville Masquerade where she meets the owner Marcus Rivers.
Marcus has been attracted to Annabelle since they were introduced even going so far as to drive by her mother's home just hoping to get a glimpse of her. Knowing that their stations are too far apart now that her brother is a Duke, Marcus has tried to squash his feelings for her. But that is hard to do when the woman of his dreams invades his club every night in hopes of helping her brother.
Can Marcus keep his desires in check when Annabelle makes her nightly visits or will it prove to be too much temptation?
Serafina McPhee has been engaged to marry the heir to the Duke of Hartholm since she was a child. She has been trying to find a way out of the marriage for almost as long. It appears that she has gotten her wish when her fiancee dies days before the wedding until she learns that the betrothal contract is still in place and she must marry the new Duke, Rafe Flynn.
Rafe Flynn never wanted to be a duke and certainly didn't want a wife not of his choosing. So when Serafina proposes that they have a marriage in name only, he quickly agrees. He soon learns that the previous duke did horrible things to Serafina and understands why she wants this kind of marriage.
But what happens when Rafe realizes that he is in love with his wife? Can he undo all the damage that the previous duke did and get Serafina to agree to a real marriage?