An Irish rogue and a duke’s daughter should have nothing in
common except trouble...
“Finally, Michael O’Toole! I’ve been waiting for his story
ever since I read Patricia Rice’s The Marquess years ago.
Michael and his delicious duke’s granddaughter demonstrate
why bad boys are best!”
Mary Jo Putney
Though enchanted by the selfless beauty of a duke’s
granddaughter, Michael—a man of many names but none his
own—has wisely kept his distance. But two years after the
disastrous fire that brought Lady Blanche Perceval into his
life, he is saddled with a lost, lying Irish waif and needs
a woman’s understanding aid. To his dismay, the generous
lady he remembers now despises him for deserting her when
she needed him most.
Blanche has inherited all the wealth and responsibility of a
dukedom, even if it is her cousin who wears the title.
Forced to rely on her men of business to help her make
decisions since she has no experience or knowledge of her
own, she is at constant odds with the new duke who wishes to
marry her for the sake of the estate.
When the irresistible and unreliable Michael O’Toole
materializes in her life to enlist her care for another of
the abandoned orphans he’s rescued—as he once did for
her—Blanche doesn’t know whether to kill him or kiss him.
After terrorists blow up her carriage, it becomes apparent
that running away might be the best choice of all—but can
they survive the pitfalls of their impossible attraction?