When Intergalactic Navy Captain Nathaniel Hawkins goes undercover to investigate the theft of an IN weapons stash, the mission raises painful memories from his past. Using a title he fled nearly two decades earlier, Nate once again becomes the Earl of Deverell, heir to the Duke of Hawthorne, in order to navigate the ins and outs of a Regency world. But planet Regelence -- where young lords are supposed to remain pure until marriage -- has a few surprises for Nate, not least of which is his attraction to Prince Aiden. A talented artist, Prince Aiden Townsend isn't interested in politics and the machinations of society gentlemen. But the arrival of the dashing and mysterious Deverell awakens feelings of passion and longing the young prince can't deny.