Persephone Welton is the daughter of an acknowledged courtesan. As she prepares herself for her virginity auction, she nearly finds herself in the clutches of a libertine who is known for his cruelty. But an unlikely hero saves the day. The moment she spies the Duke of Falcourt, Persephone is infatuated. She wants to be his lover in truth, but he has vowed off any sort of physical intimacy until he brings down the man responsible for his sister's...