The Wildes of Lindow Castle
Eloisa James returns to the Wildes of Lindow Castle series with the next Wilde child who runs and joins a theatre troupe -- and the duke who tries to save her reputation. He wants a prim and proper duchess, not the Wildest of the Wildes! Already notorious for the golden hair that proves her motherâs infidelity, Lady Joan canât seem to avoid scandals, but her latest escapade may finally ruin her: sheâs determined to perform the title role of a princeâin breeches, naturally. She has the perfect model for an aristocratic male in mind: Thaddeus Erskine Shaw, Viscount Greywick, a man who scorned the very idea of marrying her. Not that Joan would want such a dubious honor, of course. For years, Thaddeus has avoided the one Wilde who shakes his composure, but heâs horrified when he grasps the danger Joanâs putting herself in. Staring into her defiant eyes, he makes the grim vow that heâll keep her safe. He strikes a bargain: after one performance, the lady must return to her fatherâs castle and marry one of three gentlemen whom he deems acceptable. Not including him, of course.