Lord Matthison has the reputation of the devil. Living on the fringes of polite society he is rumoured to have been responsible for the death of his first love, seven years ago. Though Cora Montague’s body has never been found…

So when he encounters a woman who is her living image, working as a dressmaker, he refuses to let her escape him. Though she denies it, he is sure she is Cora. But where has she been for seven years? And why is she unable to prove her true identity?