Tiana Darnovskaya doesn’t even risk starting light romances, and she doesn’t allow herself even ordinary flirting.
The duchess understands perfectly well how much any man who dares to ask for her hand might have to pay. In high society, young, beautiful, wealthy brides are called nothing other than “the Black Widow.” And in Tiana’s opinion, personal happiness in this life definitely won’t shine for her.
Dert Abiegale is a rich, unmarried rake. A braggart and magnificent lover, he enjoys enormous success with the opposite sex and never knows what it means to be refused. With a man like him, it’s easy to argue about a woman’s honor—and he would never experience pangs of conscience about it.
Women’s pride and men’s vanity are placed on the scales. What will outweigh?
Contents:
Reconnaissance
Siege, day one
Siege, day two
Siege, day three
Siege, day four
Armistice, day five
Storm, day five
Storm, day six
Lull, day seven
Tempest, day eight
A week before the dispute
day ten
day eleven
day twelve
day thirteen and all subsequent
Epilogue