

When an intruder breaks into her home, she doesn't swoon or simper. Minerva Hepplewhite has learned the hard way how to take care of herself.

In this series opener, one recipient of the inheritance - an independent detective - and the Duke's spurned nephew band together to determine the reason for the strange bequeathal.as their unexpectedly good teamwork leads to sizzling attraction. Historical romance legend and New York Times bestselling author Madeline Hunter introduces a brand new trilogy sparking with sensuality and wit, as a recently-deceased Duke's will reveals that he has mysteriously bequeathed his vast fortune to three seemingly unrelated and unknow.
