Diana Lovelace is finally about to achieve her life’s dream--marrying a future duke and leaving her silly, embarrassing family behind. Of course, now having spent a few days at the Marquis of Blakeney’s country house, he’s not quite the dashing man she thought he was all through her childhood. But no matter! She’ll do anything to become acceptable in the ton’s eyes--even if it means taking advantage of the one man she can call a friend. Sebastian Iverley doesn’t think highly of society women (or women in general), and the latest crop attending his awful cousin Blakeney’s house party don’t stand a chance of changing his mind...that is, until he meets Diana. The first woman he’s ever truly had feelings for and incredibly, it seems that she feels the same way. Sebastian is on top of the world--but when he finds out Diana’s true goal, will he destroy them both forever? And will Diana ever be able to convince him that, despite what she may have hoped as a child, he is the man of her dreams?
Miranda Neville grew up in England, loving the books of Georgette Heyer and other Regency romances. She lived in Vermont with her daughter and an immensely talented cat, who made a book trailer for her novel, The Importance of Being Wicked. Her historical romances published by Avon include the popular Burgundy Club series, about Regency book collectors, and The Wild Quartet.