USA Today bestselling author Loretta Chase continues her Difficult Dukes series with this delightful spin on Shakespeare's classic, The Taming of the Shrew.
This time, whoâs taming whomâŚ
Cassandra Pomfret holds strong opinions she isnât shy about voicing. But her extremely plain speaking has caused an uproar, and her exasperated father, hoping a husband will rein her in, has ruled that her beloved sister canât marry until Cassandra does.
Now, thanks to a certain wild-living nobleman, the last shreds of Cassandraâs reputation are about to disintegrate, taking her sisterâs future and her familyâs good name along with them.
The Duke of Ashmontâs looks make women swoon. His character flaws are beyond counting. Heâs lost a perfectly good bride through his own carelessness. He nearly killed one of his two best friends. Still, troublemaker that he is, he knows that damaging a ladyâs good name isnât sporting.
The only way to right the wrong is to marry herâŚand hope she doesnât smother him in his sleep on their wedding night.