A desperate debutante. A masked stranger. One night that will ruin them both.

With her father's debts mounting and a marriage to a repulsive old lord looming, nineteen-year-old Cecily Craven faces a future worse than death. When whispers of Lord Ravenhurst's scandalous masquerade reach her ears, she sees her salvation-and her chance to choose her own ruination before it's chosen for her.

Behind an emerald mask, Cecily enters a world of forbidden pleasures and dangerous desires. When a mysterious stranger in black silk claims her attention, she thinks she's found the perfect instrument of her destruction. But the man who awakens her body to unimaginable pleasure is harboring secrets that could destroy far more than her reputation.

Lord Damien Ashbourne has waited years for his revenge against the Craven family. When their precious daughter walks willingly into his web, he sees the perfect opportunity to claim what he's owed. But as passion ignites between them, the lines between vengeance and desire blur beyond recognition.

In the shadows of a masquerade ball, enemies become lovers and innocence becomes submission.

A scorching erotic historical novella with explicit content. Perfect for readers who crave masked seductions, power exchange, and the dangerous thrill of forbidden desire.