A stolen kiss at a ball and mistaken identities leads to a marriage
of convenience in USA Today bestselling author Renee Ann Miller's latest
Infamous Lords novel. Featuring a spunky, scientist, spinster heroine
and a deliciously dashing duke, readers can expect smoldering passion,
engaging characters, and roguish antics set against the compelling
backdrop of Victorian London. Perfect for fans of Victoria Alexander and
Betina Krahn!
A thoroughly roguish nobleman and a devoted lady entomologist have
absolutely nothing in common--or do they? Love is far from scientific
when it truly blooms ...
In the eyes of the ton, Lady Sara Elsmere is so firmly on the shelf,
she might as well be nailed in place. Not that Sara minds. She is far
more concerned about her study of butterflies than society's gossip. Of
course, it's also true that the nervous laughter that ruined Sara's
debut--and every social event thereafter--is a bit embarrassing. She can
hardly help it--men are quite nerve-wracking. Except for one: the rake
who pulls her into a dark room during a costume ball and kisses her
senseless. He doesn't make her titter, he makes her burn . . .
Ian McAllister, the Duke of Dorchester, is perfectly satisfied to remain
a rogue for the rest of his days. But when he finds he has kissed the
wrong shepherdess, albeit a decidedly luscious one, he's faced with a
dilemma. His indiscretion with an innocent may cost him a lucrative
business arrangement--and his two scapegrace wards need a maternal
influence they can't scare away. Promising Sara the use of her dowry to
fund her studies seals the pair's businesslike deal. But as they embark
on their life together, they discover that their mutual attraction has
sparked a desire not easily tamed--and certain feelings each of them are
surprised to own. Can their matrimonial experiment possibly end in real
love?
