From the back cover:
A breathtaking novel of glorious passion and forbidden
love.
Rebelliously independent Lady Nicole Bragg Shelton refuses to
be constrained by the stifling rules of Victorian England. Desire
impels the beautiful heiress toward a shocking liaison with Hadrian
Braxton-Lowell, Duke of Clayborough.
Obsessed by Nicole's daring conduct and sesuality but bound by
the dictates of duty and honor to another woman, Hadrian resolves
to have the raven haired beauty as his mistress...though never
as his bride. But Nicole will be no man's plaything. She will
risk pain and heartbreak to satisfy her wild, uncompromising passion-
determined to win the handsome Duke's unwavering devotion...and
his undying love.