Jude Samson has worked for the Woodley family for such a long time that he is seen as a brother. But he has very unbrotherly feelings toward the youngest of the clan, Lady Audrey. Feelings he’s fought hard to keep at bay because he knows he cannot ever pursue them. However, when they find themselves spending more and more time together off at the family’s country estate, long simmering desires will come to the forefront and Jude won’t be able to stop himself from taking that one, oh-so-forbidden taste.

After seeing what it has done to her family, Audrey is afraid of passion. But the moment Jude touches her, fear is washed away by intense and powerful lust. She gives in, almost because she has no choice and realizes that these feelings are anything but negative. But when she reaches for more, Jude still pushes her away, never giving her his heart and making her fear that this affair will always exist only in the dark.

Jude has a secret that could destroy everything that is beginning to develop between them. And when it comes out, it will change everything.

CW: Implied Sexual Abuse