A notorious rake is determined to seduce a beautiful widow with a scandalous secret in this steamy Regency romance. Rupert Stirling, Duke of Stratton, has long since acquired the nickname Devil. And with outrageous exploits both in and out of ladies' bedchambers, my, has he earned it! Pandora Maybury, the widowed Duchess of Wyndwood, is beyond risqué behavior—despite her dark secret. She's already the subject of far too much ribald gossip for her liking. If only the Ton knew just how innocent she really was—including Rupert who, after rescuing her from a compromising situation, seems intent on compromising her already tainted reputation!