Lady Honora Radcliff was betrothed to the most sought-after man of the Season - just not the man she loved. Too much champagne and too many dances with a handsome stranger leaves her life in tatters and she finds herself married to an abusive and dangerous man whose only interest is the dowry her father refuses to release. Desperate to save her life and that of her unborn child, Honora fakes her death and disappears. Lord Benjamin Crewe, the Marquess of Willington, had planned to enjoy the Christmastide season relaxing at home. Instead, he accepts a perilous assignment from the Crown that brings him face to face with the woman who captured his heart and haunts his dreams. Lady Honora Radcliff met a tragic death three years ago. Or did she? Desperate for answers, he pursues her as a treacherous enemy of England entangles them both in a deadly web of deception.