Description

After a disastrous Almack s debut, bookish and clumsy Gwendolen Price is determined to improve her reputation and make her parents proud. The Viscount Somerton, her brother s friend and one of Society s most eligible bachelors, offers to help her, and she s certain his attention will increase her standing-even though he s exactly the kind of rake she has vowed to avoid.
Lazarus Rowe, the eminently unserious and dashingly handsome Viscount Somerton, has spent a lifetime hiding his shameful secret: he simply cannot read well. With a speech to Parliament looming, he s desperate to remedy this deficiency. The chance to help his friend s hopelessly bluestocking sister seems the perfect trade-his presence as her devoted escort in exchange for her help as his tutor.
As sparks fly between them with every lesson, Gwen refuses to fall for a rogue while Lazarus, begins to reconsider his rakish ways. When a woman from his recent past makes a shocking revelation, Lazarus fears all is lost. Will Gwen retreat to the safety of her books, or do she and this almost-redeemed rake have a chance at a real life happily ever after?