Helena, gently-bred, is walking through her convent school one snowy, moonlit Christmas Eve when a man literally falls at her feet. She doesn't scream - she's too busy taking in his fascinating handsomeness. She doesn't know it, but it's Sebastian, the influential Duke of St Ives, and when Mother Superior comes charging up Helena doesn't betray the man who is hiding in the shadows. Before he leaves, he thanks her with an unforgettable, powerful kiss - one filled with the promise of passion . . .
A few years later, Helena is in London, seeking a suitable husband. All of society knows the Duke of St Ives has vowed he will never wed, yet an introduction is engineered. And to Helena's shock, it's her wild Englishman. He kisses her hand when they part that evening and says, "Once again, au revoir."
And so begins a romance that will give birth to the Cynster dynasty.
