For a desperate Duke and a runaway lady, a marriage of convenience becomes the adventure of a lifetime in this delightful Regency romance. Henry Wright, the Duke of Westerland, is in desperate need of a wife. Without one, the dashing bachelor will lose the legacy he desires. Luckily, with time running out, he finds a young woman who is equally in need of a husband. Lovely but sheltered Miss Frederica Sayers has finally escaped from her cruel and callous family. But after her brazen act of bravery, she fears that a life of shame awaits her...unless she accepts a stranger's proposal. Their marriage would appear to solve everything. But soon the duke discovers he has a duchess he cannot tame. And the duchess decides she would rather lose her spotless reputation than lose the duke to another woman . . .