About the book: 2002 / Young Sarah, Lady Illingsworth, faced a difficult choice: either marry the son of a cruel guardian, or end up in prison falsely accusation. Driven into a corner, she takes a desperate step: she chooses a new name for herself and becomes the mistress of the notorious rake, the Duke of Tresham... They say that a woman who has nothing to lose is incapable of falling in love. But could Sarah, who knew in the hot embrace of Tresham all the power of genuine, burning passion, not give her heart to her beloved, not answer his fiery plea for reciprocity??..