No one can outrun their past.

Inheriting a Dukedom is hardly convenient for Percy Cole's plans to hide from his former employer at the Home Office and the people who'd happily kill him to keep their secrets buried. But the fearless Lady Daniella who's reentered his life and recklessly deemed them “friends” refuses to leave him to the shadows, earning Percy's hard-won loyalty and not-so-obvious affection.

The Duke has secrets, but so does she.

Even after nine proposals of marriage, Lady Daniella Deime can't forget the mysterious man who stole her first kiss in a dark courtyard. Thrown together by chance, the only thing more potent than the tension between her and the duke is the underlying darkness shrouding their pasts. Fight all she likes, every passionate encounter brings her closer to the truth: Proposal ten may be the charm