A scandalous romance blooms between a widow and her adversary in this delightful, sensual romance perfect for fans of the Bridgerton series! Widow Iris Rumford has faced her fair share of hardships. Joining the Wimpole Street Widows Society has helped her start to heal--until she learns that her late mother's groundbreaking botanical work was stolen by her greatest adversary, who is about to publish the findings as his own. Determined to stop the thief at all costs, Iris refuses to let the dashing guard protecting the research threaten her plans. Even if he does tempt her in new, intriguing ways . After a scandal cost Oliver Beckett his job as a Bow Street Runner, he's spent the last year struggling to provide for his mother and sister. Guarding a lord's precious botanical collection seems too good to be true--who would steal a bunch of plants? But the appearance of a beautiful, maddening woman throws his hopes for a quiet future right out the window. As the two find themselves constantly thrown together, their resolve is tested--and so are their hearts.