She trusts only science.
He believes only in desire.

Miss Abigail Sears has no intention of leaving her future to chance.
Armed with her meticulously designed Husband Compatibility Assessment, she plans to choose a husband with precision?and avoid every known risk.

Especially men like Julian Lockhart.

Viscount. Rake. Duelist.
An immediate and emphatic failure.

Julian has spent his life avoiding responsibility?and matrimony above all else.
But the fiercely intelligent, infuriatingly composed Abby is unlike any woman he's ever met.

She challenges him.
Dismisses him.
Refuses to be charmed by him.

And he finds himself wanting her anyway.

When a storm traps them alone overnight, scandal follows?and society demands marriage.

Julian is prepared to do the honorable thing.

Abby refuses.

With her reputation in ruins and her future slipping away, Abby is forced to confront the one flaw in her perfect system:

Love cannot be measured.
And desire cannot be controlled.

Now Julian must prove that what lies between them is more than impulse...
before the one woman who defied him walks out of his life forever.

Violet Sinclair writes swoon-worthy Regency romance with a dash of adventure and a whole lot of heart. Splitting her time between the rolling landscapes of Italy and the sun-drenched shores of Florida, she finds inspiration in history, travel, and the occasional glass of wine on a picturesque balcony. When she's not crafting tales of love and longing, she's indulging in her own favorite romances?whether by lounging poolside with a book, wandering through cobblestone streets steeped in history, or dreaming of glittering London ballrooms. She shares her whirlwind life with her husband and their four boys, embracing every adventure, from Disney escapades to camping under the stars.