The death of her beloved father, has left artistic and idealistic Tempera and her stunning, scatterbrained stepmother Lady Rothleybereft not only of love but also of money. So when Lady Rothley? swomanly wiles attract an invitation from none other than the Duke of Chevingham to join him in the South of France, it? s a Godsend. At last ? the prospect of a handsome, aristocratic suitor for Tempera? s Belle-m? re who would keep them both in the style to which they woulddearly love to be re-acquainted! To arrive without a lady? s maid isinconceivable ? to afford one impossible. So Tempera escorts her Belle-m? re in the guise of a servant and attempts to coach her infine art, the Duke? s consuming passion. While her stepmother flirts with C? te D? Azur society Tempera contents herself with capturing thelocal flora? s beauty on canvas. And when the flair she inherited fromher father captivates and mystifies the magnificent Duke, somethingstirs in Tempera that she has never felt before. Is it love? Or is itbetrayal?
