When the Duke of Lexington meets the mysterious Baroness von Seidlitz-Hardenberg on a transatlantic liner, he is fascinated. She's exactly what he's been searching fora beautiful woman who interests and entices him. He falls hard and fastand soon proposes marriage.
And then she disappears without a trace
For in reality, the "baroness" is Venetia Easterbrooka proper young widow who had her own vengeful reasons for instigating an affair with the duke. But the plan has backfired. Venetia has fallen in love with the man she despisedand there's no telling what might happen when she is finally unmasked