The Devil’s Charm

Lord Lucian Blackwood, second son of a duke, tries his best to keep his exacting father’s endless disapproval at bay while he farms out as many duties as he possibly can, devoting himself to making others happy and himself idle. After his father threatens to cut off his allowance, Lucian meets the intriguing Lady Diantha and decides that industry, on his own terms, suits him. Diantha is doing her best to keep her family above water, and it is her task to figure out the dispensation of a family legacy shared between Duke Blackwood and her father—once best of friends and now sworn enemies. Thankfully, Lucian and Diantha more than hit it off, and they join forces to make the best use of that legacy to help as many people as possible. In the process, they discover purpose and parts of their personalities they might not have noticed before—and, of course, the deep appeal of each other.