It is a truth universally acknowledged that a duke in possession of no fortune must be in want of a rich wife.

Miss Kalina Little is not the debutante that Nathanial, Duke of Hereford, needs for his wife.

What he needs is someone with a dowry hefty enough to pay off the debts left to him by his late father and skilled enough to help repair his family’s reputation and guide his sisters through the ton. As the head of his household, it’s his duty to provide that stability for his family, and the sisters who rely on him.

The last thing he needs is to have his head turned by a woman who’s own family is mired in scandal and who, after spending most of her life in India, has no clue how to navigate the tricky social politics of high society.

But no matter how he tries to avoid the temptation that is the beautiful Kalina, he can’t seem to put her out of his mind.

And when scandal erupts at a house party, there’s only one honorable way forward for Nathaniel… even if it means making the wrong woman his bride.