In this stunning series debut from New York Times bestselling author Madeline Hunter, a dukeâs mysterious
bequest brings fortuneâand passionâto three young women âŚ
Minerva Hepplewhite has learned the hard way how to take care of herself. When an intruder breaks into her
home, she doesnât swoon or simper. Instead she wallops the rogue over the head and ties him upâonly to realize he
is Chase Radnor, a gentleman and grandson of a lord, and a man who makes it his business to investigate suspicious
matters. Now heâs insisting that Minerva has inherited a fortune from his uncle, a wealthy duke. Only one thing could
surprise her more: her sudden attraction to this exasperating man âŚ
Chase canât decide whether Minerva is a wronged woman or a femme fatale. Either way, heâs intrigued. Maddeningly,
with her unexpected inheritance, she has set up a discreet detective business to rival Chaseâs own. She may be the
perfect person to help him uncover the truth about his uncleâs demise. But as proximity gives way to mutual seduction,
Chase realizes he craves a much deeper alliance âŚ