Pride comes before her fall. Love helps her stand again. Irene Sangford has willingly cast herself as the villain of her own story. After all, her family has taught her that arrogance and manipulation are suitable qualities in a lady if she's seeking a husband with a title. Especially when there are so few such men to be had, and she is competing with her own sister to snap one of them up. Nathaniel Macrae not only has no title, he has immersed himself in low society in his role as a secret investigator. Miss Sangford would never have given him a second glance, but when an attempted murder leads his inquiries right to her door, and a shocking secret from her past threatens to unravel her entire life, Irene discovers that Mr. Macrae is more compelling than any man she has ever met. As Irene's world falls apart, and she questions everything she has ever known, Nathaniel becomes her anchor in life's greatest storm. Except this storm threatens to destroy them both. They will have to challenge everything they know and trust each other if they are to survive and find the love that has eluded them. Tropes You'll Love:Fake Rake Mystery Secret Life Secrets Galore Forbidden Love Hero Investigates Crime Female Redemption Arc Meet "by Accident" Note: This series is part of Dragonblade's Sweet Dreams line, so this is a sweet, wholesome Historical Romance where passion beyond the bedroom door is left to the reader's imagination. Ladies of Munro Sophia's Letter Ellena's Secret Verity's Choice Jillian's Wild Heart Irene's Fall