Not long after the coerced marriage between Christian Hill and Dorcas Froggatt, Dorcas hears that her new husband died in battle; now she's shocked to learn that he's not only still alive, but searching for her.

Lady Georgia Maybury, whose first husband was killed in a duel, is unable to escape scandal when she determines to regain her social position after a year of mourning; impoverished Lord Dracy has nothing to offer her--except a passion that she's never before experienced.