Miss Charity Wynyate had little more than nerve on her side when she appeared at the doorstep of Ashbourne House. Yet she demanded that the haughty Duke of Ashbourne recognize her little nephew and niece as his responsibility and stood up to his rude rebuff.

The duke, however, had a way to deal with her. He told his son, Lord Alistair Ashbourne, to handle this worrisome wench.

Lord Alistair was the most handsome rake in the realm. He had never met a woman he could not bend to his will – one way or another. But then again, he had never met a woman quite like Charity