The Duke of Wicked Hearts

“Do you wish me to stop?” “Can you not already see my answer?” she whispered breathlessly against his lips. Lady Belle, ever the demure wallflower, silently dreams of a love that seems elusive. But when she uncovers her stepmother and father's cruel plan to sacrifice her sister's happiness to a heartless Earl, she offers herself in place... Duke Alistair carries a haunting secret from his past. Now, he hosts lavish balls within high society using his alter-ego as the ‘Ebony-Masked Host’, and plans to depart for the Spanish warfront in three weeks' time. But a chance encounter with the innocent Lady Belle - and her misplaced diary - sees him with an opportunity to right old wrongs... With Belle’s diary to guide him, Alistair secretly persuades her against her decision to marry by fulfilling her deepest, most intimate desires… What he didn’t account for was her falling for him, or him losing his heart to her in the process…