Two noble teenagers are secretly married off at midnight, then immediately separated. Nine years later, Julian returns from exile to claim the bride he doesn’t know. To his delight, Deb is everything he’d hoped for. However, she has no idea he is in truth her noble husband. Remaining incognito, Julian must win Deb’s heart before she is seduced by a persistent suitor with ulterior motives. Their marriage, and the future of the Roxton dukedom depends on it.