Duke of Southfield, Lord Raymond Mark—one of the most influential men in London. Best for his womanizing ways, his family has recently lost control of one of their major estates when the family member that controlled the property passed away and left the property to a young woman of… questionable background. So when his mother tells him to invite the lovely Ava to a ball, he’s unsure of her plan at first.
Her plan? To have her son seduce the young woman, then have her erased from the face of the planet so they can regain control of the estate left to her. Will the scoundrel be able to lure the lovely young Ava to her death? Or will a fate worse than death—love—befall him?