When notorious rake Adrian Blackwood, Duke of Ravenshollow, makes a scandalous wager at White's Club, he never expects to meet his match in the brilliant Lady Sophia Ashford -- or to discover that some games are worth losing everything to win.

Adrian has spent years drowning his war-scarred soul in empty conquests and meaningless pleasure, haunted by the ghosts of Salamanca and convinced he's destined to destroy everything he touches. But when he bets he can seduce the "Ice Virgin of Mayfair" in a fortnight, he encounters a woman who sees through his rakish facade to the wounded hero beneath.

Lady Sophia Ashford has her own secrets -- anonymous Gothic novels that keep her impoverished family afloat, and a razor-sharp intellect that society expects her to hide. When she overhears Adrian's wager, she doesn't swoon or flee. Instead, she proposes counter-terms that will test not just his legendary charm, but his capacity for honor.

What begins as a battle of wits becomes something far more dangerous: a reckoning with desire, redemption, and the terrifying possibility that love might be worth risking everything to claim. As Adrian struggles with his demons and Sophia fights for her independence, both must decide if they're brave enough to tear down the walls they've built around their hearts.

But when a vengeful rival threatens to destroy them both, Adrian and Sophia must choose between the safety of society's expectations and the scandalous promise of a love that could either save them or ruin them completely.

Set against the glittering ballrooms and dark underbelly of Regency London, this is a story of damaged souls finding salvation in each other, of the courage it takes to change, and of a love powerful enough to rewrite the rules of society itself.

Some wagers are made to be broken. Some hearts are meant to be healed. And some scandals are worth every whispered word.

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