Keisha Banks knows her place at the Highland Manor, serving in the shadows of the stone corridors.

But when the Duke, Luke Dunn, returns with a gaze that pierces through her quiet devotion, her world is upended. He is a man of implacable will and royal command, and he has set his sights on the one woman he should never touch. As the stays of her corset tighten, so does the Duke's obsession. Keisha is drawn into a dangerous game of social disparity and raw desire, where the line between service and surrender blurs. From the dusty conservatory to the moonlit Highlands, she must navigate the Duke's private sanctuary and her own awakening heart.