First published 2010
Emma Chegwidden lives quietly as a lady's companion, careful never to break society's expectations. Then she encounters the Reaper, a masked figure who rides through the darkness seeking what he calls justice. The mysterious vigilante is actually Michael Durant, the missing heir to the duke of Nevitt. Michael has returned with a score to settle, and his cynical nature makes him dangerous to know. Emma should stay away from such a man, but she finds herself drawn to him despite the risks. As their attraction deepens, Michael discovers that Emma possesses both the beauty and courage that reach his damaged soul. He begins to see in her the woman he has always wanted. Now Michael faces a choice between his dark mission and his growing love for Emma, while she must decide whether to abandon her safe life for a man who could destroy everything she knows.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, 20th-century, adult, adult-fiction, 19th-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: dark-mission, enemies-to-lovers
Setting: Duke of Nevitt
Period: 19th-Century
400 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Berkley