Daisy Hamilton’s new mission for King & Co. is simple: stop heiress Violetta Brand from eloping.But her case is derailed when she mistakenly holds up the carriage of Lucien Vaughan, Duke of Cranford - cynical war hero, infamous libertine, and the very man who broke her heart five years ago. Lucien’s determined to see his nephew married to Miss Brand, but the unexpected appearance of Daisy - the one woman he’s never been able to forget - could ruin his plans.As they follow the runaway couple together, Lucien decides that delaying Daisy by any means possible - including seduction - will be his absolute pleasure... and hers. When an unexpected enemy threatens Daisy's life, Lucien realizes she’s the only woman for him.Their past encounters have made Daisy jaded about love, and it’s going to take action, not words, to convince this knife-wielding hellion to risk her heart on him again...