Publisher Annotation: Along with his stepsiblings, Sheridan Wolfe, Duke of Armitage, is determined to finally solve the mysteries behind the suspicious deaths of their mother's three husbands. Tasked with investigating a possible suspect, Sheridan finds himself in dangerous proximity to her captivating daughter, Vanessa Pryde. But still haunted by a tragically lost love, the duke is resolved to resist the attraction-and avoid any “scheming” husband-hunters....

Oliver Sharpe has been playing the role of rakehell for nearly 20 years. Seeing him and his siblings spiral downward, their grandmother, Hester, threatens to disinherit them all if they don't straighten out and marry within the next year. Outraged, Oliver devises a plan to hire a prostitute to pose as his fiance.