...He made her shiver, he made her melt. He made her want to give herself to him, something she'd sworn she would never do outside marriage... After leaving her short country life in shame, all miss Ann wants is not to be noticed and when she meets the dashing duke of westonhigh, she's even more determined to reload her arsenal of defense, as those grey eyes of his always manage to make her melt in her shoes, and worse of all shatter every defensive wall... Lord Richard Arnold is the catch of the season and the darling of every ambitious mama's eyes, but he is just as determined to escape them....when he meets the petite miss Ann and her lovely smiles, he can't help but pursue his interest.... But he knows behind those lovely smiles she has been hurt badly and Richard will do everything to heal her... SCARS... Now, with society watching and secrets on the verge of unraveling, Ann must decide— will she keep hiding behind her scars… or risk everything for a love that just might heal her?
I really like this novel Arnold is very reader friendly in my opinion I didn't really like the time jumping but it wasn't the worst a good solid story in short.