Are you sane, Mr. Somerset?

Godric Somerset, a young unmarried duke, has arrived in the rural village of Riverbell. An arrogant man plagued by endless scandals, rumored to never even spare a glance for those who aren't nobility. It is there that he meets Elsie Winter, the daughter of a country coachman. “You aren't a lady from some grand family.” In person, he was cold, cruel, and calculating. “What do you think? Isn't this a relationship that benefits us both?” Like a devil's whisper, his proposal shook her with a seductive allure. “It’s something that was bound to happen anyway. It's what you wanted, Miss Winter.” She took his hand to escape a marriage that was closing in on her. “That makes it sound as if I...