Sebastian Malheur is the most dangerous sort of rake: an educated one. When he⿿s not scandalizing ladies in the bedchamber, he⿿s outraging proper society with his scientific theories. He⿿s desired, reviled, acclaimed, and despised⿿and he laughs through it all. Violet Waterfield, the widowed Countess of Cambury, on the other hand, is entirely respectable, and she⿿d like to stay that way. But Violet has a secret that is beyond ruinous, one that ties her irrevocably to England⿿s most infamous scoundrel: Sebastian⿿s theories aren⿿t his. They⿿re hers. So when Sebastian threatens to dissolve their years-long conspiracy, she⿿ll do anything to save their partnership...even if it means opening her vulnerable heart to the rake who could destroy it for good⿦ The books in the Brothers Sinister series: ½. The Governess Affair (prequel novella) 1. The Duchess War 1½. A Kiss for Midwinter (a companion novella to The Duchess War) 2. The Heiress Effect 3. The Countess Conspiracy 4. The Suffragette Scandal 4½. Talk Sweetly to Me