Clara has devoted herself to four orphaned children and long accepted a future without marriage.
When their home is threatened with closure, she strikes a bargain with Gerald, the most infuriating duke in England.
He has no wish to wed, and Clara's indifference to his title makes her the ideal shield against London's matchmaking mothers.
For one Season they must attend balls, appear suitably enamored, and convince the ton that the duke has chosen his duchess, with kissing strictly forbidden.
The arrangement seems simple enough, until Gerald finds himself regretting the one rule he was sure he could keep.
