The DukeJohn Farrington was an astute businessman at an early age and feted by all of the City. Such attention turned him into a rake, much to his father's disgust, and John led a very debauched lifestyle, right up until the moment he met his dying uncle, the Duke. He cleaned up his life and became more circumspect until he met Miss Jessica Gordon. She took his breath away and changed his life forever.The GovernessMiss Jessica Gordon was the granddaughter of an Earl. Her mother married Wilbur Gordon, businessman and Jessica was protected from the vicious gossip that always seemed to create catastrophe for everyone else until the fateful night she met John Farrington.Circumstances prevented them from forming an attachment, as both are forced into marriage with somebody else by the unrelentless and unforgiving gossip mill of London, where even turning up to a function wearing the wrong gown can cost you belittlement and scorn.Can they survive the gossip mill and find contentment together? Or will it crush them in its wheels? And what lengths do people go to, to achieve their goals, no matter who stands in their way?(WARNING! Contains graphic sex, explicit sexual language, may upset delicate readers.)