Base. Note.

Perfume tells a story. It can also reveal more than anyone would anticipate.

Aveline Chevalier has built her reputation on artistry. As one of London’s most sought-after bespoke perfumers, she elevates every commission to a masterpiece, regardless of the client’s desires.

James Mandeville, Viscount Langford — society heir, tabloid regular, and now her client — should be no different.

A brief outrageous enough to refuse. A client too compelling to turn away.

As the commission draws her deeper into the enigma of James Mandeville — and into a world she was never meant to enter — Aveline begins to realise the most dangerous thing she’s made isn’t a perfume. It’s a choice she can’t take back. And a man who has no intention of letting her.