Is she desperate enough to marry a man she loathes? Sadly, yes... He always has his way... Stanford is aware of his nickname, The Dangerous Duke-and it suits him just fine. Inheriting a bankrupt dukedom and rebuilding it taught him just how useless niceties were. Except now, he's ready to choose a duchess, and the only one he deems suitable (and enticing) enough despises him. Perhaps he should...