<p><B>When a wager goes wrong . . .</B></p><p>Painfully shy Jane Huxley is the furthest thing from a diamond of the first water. Bookish bespectacled and well <I>plain</I> she never expected to befriend a dissolute charmer like Colin Lacey much less agree to help him retrieve a lost family heirloom. Fortunately he is nothing like his cold rigid older brother. Unfortunately he is not above deception if it means winning a wager. And that puts Jane in a most precarious position.</p><p><B>A formidable duke will marry a plain Jane . . .</B></p><p>For Harrison Lacey the Duke of Blackmore protecting his family honor is not a choice it is a necessity. So when his cad of a brother humiliates the unwitting Lady Jane Harrison must make it right even if it means marrying the chit himself.</p><p><B>And a marriage of convenience will become so much more . . .</B></p><p>Her reputation hanging by a thread Jane agrees to wed the arrogant Duke of Blackmore although she's convinced it will result in frostbite. Only after lingering glances lead to devastating kisses does she begin to suspect the truth: Perhaps—just perhaps—her duke is not as cold as he appears.</p><p>Contains mature themes.</p>
