A long time ago…

A duke fell in love

Gowan Stoughton of Craigievar, Duke of Kinross, ideals order and self-control above all else. So when he meets a lady as serene as she is beautiful, he promptly asks for her hand in marriage.

With a lady

Edie-whose passionate temperament may be the contrary of serene-had such a higher fever at her personal debut ball that she didn’t notice anyone, not the notoriously elusive Duke of Kinross. When her father accepts his present… she panics.

And when their relationship evening isn’t all it could be, she pretends.

Within a tower.

But Edie’s inability to cover up her feelings makes pretending impossible, and when their marriage implodes, she retreats to a tower-locking Gowan out.

Now Gowan faces his ideal challenge. Neither commands nor reason work with his spirited youthful bride. How do he convince her to give him the tips to the tower…

When she currently has the tips to his heart?