They call Harriet Listerwell the Scandal Maker, but the reputation was carefully crafted by her cousin Bella. At an imperial banquet, another of Bella’s schemes unfolds—framing Harriet in a way which insults the handsome and formidable Duke Cedric Kailas. Disgraced, Harriet is sent to a convent. In exile, she discovers a troubling truth: Bella’s family may have been behind the death of her parents. Now Harriet is returning to the glittering society that condemned her. The Scandal Maker is back—and this time, she intends to live up to the name.