Monica Burrows is known by the elite of high society as a “Mouse”. She is called this for her quiet demeanor and her seemingly uninteresting personality. Her father died when she was young, leaving her with no dowry and no prospects. It is generally agreed that she will slip quietly into spinsterhood.
But then the Burrows receive an invitation to a ball from His Grace, Brigadier Roland Dare, Duke of Dinat and veteran of the Anglo-French War. The Burrows have been shunned by society, and this invitation is received with a mixture of fear and excitement.
At the ball, His Grace and Monica dance, twice. All are surprised when this mouse-like girl captivates this daring, handsome Duke. But little do they know that beneath her quiet exterior is a woman alive with lust and life, who hungers for a connection she has never felt, but desperately wants to feel.
Is the Duke the answer to her lifelong desire?