From New York Times bestselling author Madeline Hunter comes this
seductive tale of a headstrong young lady, a scandalous manuscript, and
the iron-willed duke determined to save her from her ruin. For fans of
Mary Balogh, Eloisa James, and Julia Quinn.
When Lady Lydia Alfreton is blackmailed over the shocking contents of a
manuscript she once wrote, she must go to the most desperate of measures
to raise the money to buy back the ill-considered prose: agreeing to an
old wager posed by the arrogant, dangerous Duke of Penthurst. At least
Penthurst is a man she wouldn't mind fleecing--and she's confident
she'll win.
Penthurst long ago concluded Lydia was a woman in search of ruinous
adventure, but even he is surprised when she arrives at his house ready
to bet her innocence against his ten thousand pounds--a wager he only
proposed to warn her off gambling.
When she loses to a simple draw of the cards, Lydia is shocked. Now, her
problems are twofold: a blackmailer determined to see her pay and a duke
determined to tame her rebellious ways. One misstep and Lydia could find
herself ruined--or bound to the seductive man who would make her his
duchess.