I really quite enjoyed this story. After being falsely imprisoned Ryder Braddock Viscount Blackwood finally gets released after five years of pure hell. He returns to his home only to find his house falling apart, his uncle and cousin residing in it and his household materials have been sold off on account of his cousins gambling addiction, but the biggest surprise is that his uncles step-daughter is residing at his home too. He finds she is the most captivating women he has ever encountered. After thinking this woman is somehow married to his cousin it comes out that she is really married to him. He wonders how this illegal marriage came about while he was in prison and he feels that he cannot trust Jessie for that she must be a gold digging liar, but he cannot resist the pull his body has to her and he cannot resist the temptation of consuming everything about her. Ryder does have a horrible addiction to opium that he acquired in prison, though it was hard to see Ryder's addiction to opium play out and through the struggles he had with it I felt myself wanting him to overcome this addiction. He finds that is addiction to Jessie is more powerful than anything else if she could just love him and if he could just trust her. Overall this was a great story and I really enjoyed it. Because of the sexual content I would recommend 18+ on this one!