Lady and the Dandy

Darius Carsington — a seductive dandy and brilliant scholar, with a mind as sharp as a blade, but with a heart of stone.
Charlotte Hayward learned from a young age the bitter lesson that men cannot be trusted. Her politeness is not vanity, but a defensive wall. She expertly fends off suitors, preferring to remain free.
But human nature does not adhere to the rules of etiquette: one impulse can turn all rules of decency to dust. When passion flares, calculation gives way to instinct, and what seemed unshakeable begins to crumble…