A Scandalous Past. A Secret Identity. A Love That Could Ruin Everything. Once the most charming rake in London John Aubin lost everything when he overheard a powerful earl’s fraudulent dealings. Branded a liar and cast out of society he now lives under an assumed name working in the very orphanage the earl owns. But Aubin’s purpose isn’t charity—it’s revenge. Sober and focused for the first time in his life he plans to expose the earl’s corruption and reclaim his good name. Nothing will stand in his way—until he meets her. Lady Eugenia Stanich has never truly known a father’s love. The Earl of Goodwin may be a revered figure in society but to Geny he is a distant shadow more invested in power than in family. The Foundling Asylum that bears her father’s name is the one place where Geny feels a connection to the mother she lost years ago. If she marries it would be to a man who shares her devotion to the children but London’s gentlemen see charity as a pasti