The Duke's Infatuation

After mourning the death of her husband, Edwin, for three long and lonely years, Rose Saint George is ready to return to society. The ton are quite taken with her, and she rapidly becomes one of the most sought after women in London. The Duke of Cheshire, Seth Ruteledge has returned to London after three years of travelling around Europe after the death of his best friend The Earl of Devon, and soon he and Rose rekindle their friendship. As they through their respective losses somehow their platonic reunion has a significant healing effect on both of them. Seth is harbouring a deep secret for the last eight years and as he and Rose grow closer, he fears that this secret will drive her away from him for good. Can the pain and heartache of a loss unite two people who were under the impression that life does not care for second chances? Or will Seth's secret ensure their tragic end?