What is a lady to do when her chosen rake changes h er lessons in seduction to lessons of love? Book two in the Once Upon an Accident series Cecily Ware understands how society works. At the age of twenty-six, she has been around long enough to know that she is doomed to spinsterhood. But she refuses to go without ever knowing what it is like to be with a man. So she comes up with a wonderful plan to find a rake to teach her, complete with a list of possibilities. At the top of that list sits Douglas the Duke of Ethingham. When he asks Lady Cecily to waltz, Douglas never expected her to request seduction, or that it would intrigue him quite as much. With each glance, each smile, each touch, he finds himself falling under her spell, unable to resist her lure. In her he finds a soul mate, someone as lonely as he is, who understands his pain, and will give herself to him without demands or expectations. But as he finds himself falling in love, he also discovers a wicked plot to kill Lady Cicely. As they race to discover who wants her dead, they fall deeper in love, leaving them to decide if the lessons in seduction could lead to a lifetime of happiness.

Spinster Cicely Ware refuses to go to her grave without ever knowing a man's touch. She enlists the help of Douglas, Duke of Ethingham, to make sure this doesn't happen. Douglas is only too happy to oblige her request to be seduced with no expectations or ties. But gradually he falls under her spell. Just as he begins to think he has found his soul mate, he discovers a wicked plot to have Ciceily killed. Can their love survive a race to discover who wants her dead?