New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James returns to the Would-Be Wallflowers series with an enemies-to-lovers romance between a proper earl and an entirely improper ladyâwhom he canât stop thinking about.
Giles Renwick, Earl of Lilford, has never made a fool of himself over a womanâuntil he meets Lady Yasmin RĂŠgnier. Yasmin is ineligible for his attentions in every way: not as a wife, certainly not as a mistress (she is a lady!), nor even as a friend, since they vehemently dislike each other. Her gowns are too low, and her skirts are dampened to cling to admittedly lovely thighs. She loves to gossipâand giggle.
She isnât dignified, or polite, or even truly British, given that her fatherâs French ancestry clearly predominated. Not to mention the fact that her mother had been one of Napoleonâs mistresses, a fact she makes no effort to hide.
So whatâin heavenâs nameâpossesses him to propose?
And what will he do if she says yes?