The Dastardly Duke

Tormented by a dark secret, Julian LeFevre, Duke of Claridge, is a notorious and dissolute rake. His half-hearted attempt to reform his character has left him bored to death. To relieve the tedium, he wagers a friend that he can mold any pretty trollop from the London streets into a lady who'll pass muster with society's elite. But Hannah Gregory is no biddable lump of clay. She has solemn gray eyes, a rebellious streak and is deaf from a long-ago accident. And although she conceals her real past, she can't conceal her attraction to the scoundrel who offers her a small fortune that could pay for a new medical treatment. The charade might heal her, but it also might break her heart if she forgets that this dark and dangerous duke is well past the point of redemption.