Along Came A Lady

The brooding illegitimate son of a duke meets his match in the determined woman hired to transform him into a gentleman from USA Today bestselling author Christi Caldwellperfect for fans of Bridgerton Rafe Audley lives to thwart his father the Duke of Bentley The ne er do well who abandoned his children claims he wants to make up for his failures but Rafe only cares about protecting the people of his mining community and providing for his three siblings who ve been his sole responsibility since childhood So far Rafe has turned away the duke s man of affairs solicitor and other interlopers until the clever duke sends the unlikeliest of people to convince Rafe to join English High Societya bold and intriguing woman Edwina Dalrymple has never failed a charge She s quite adept at successfully transforming young women of the gentry and daughters of newly minted lords to take their place in society Taming a bastard son of a duke will be child s play plus this job promises to enhance her reputation within the ton All she has to do is fetch the wayward Rafe and groom him to be presentable to Polite Society As the tenacious teacher and her domineering stubborn refusestobetaught pupil engage in a fiery battle of wills their chemistry ignites and the true lesson becomes clear opposites attract and hearts must be heard