Theft. Heartbreak. Scandal.

Two weeks. That is all Emile Deschamps, page to carousing diplomat Caswell Bullock, must get through for the diplomatic convention they’re attending to be successful. But Caswell makes even a single day feel like an eternity, and when Emile discovers that his and Caswell’s room has only one bed, things couldn’t possibly get worse. And then Caswell’s mother approaches Emile with the most chilling proposition he’s ever heard.

The idea of an arranged marriage, even for the good of their land and the family, is out of the question—until Caswell makes a fool of himself in front of dozens of fellow diplomats and nobles, destroying any chance he has at being respected on his own. If Emile is to help him at all, he must save Caswell from himself first.

After a drunken kiss and a simple misunderstanding, both Emile and Caswell are left questioning everything they once believed about each other. But Caswell isn’t quite ready to leave his old ways behind, and when he’s caught in a compromising position and accused of stealing from the castle they’re staying in, a duty-bound Emile is faced with proving his master’s innocence and getting him back in line again, all while pretending to be in love with him.

Except Emile isn’t pretending anymore. He wants Caswell, and Caswell needs him. When an accident sends Caswell into a spiral and Emile chasing after him, they land in bed together with nothing separating them from the tension and angst built up over three years of working alongside each other—and Caswell doesn’t hold back.

But falling for Caswell only complicates things further. He swears he’s a changed man, yet without proof, Emile finds himself more conflicted than ever before. Their time in Caberford is running out, and after a week of scandal and seduction, Emile must make a decision: stay by Caswell’s side, defending his honor and believing in him before he’s earned that trust, or let him go in the hopes of finding a better life away from the pain that love and hate and heartache bring. His head tells him to leave, but his heart… his heart is forever changed by that one maddening man.

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