She’s an American heiress. He’s a devilish earl. When both of these collide, the sparks ignite a surprising scandal in USA Today bestselling writer Laura Lee Guhrke’s memorable Victorian-era romance.

Linnet Holland desires nothing to do with fortune hunters. No, she’s established to marry a guy who loves her. And she’s going to accept the perfect relationship proposal from the man she wants, the rakish Earl of Featherstone interrupts and ruins everything, including her popularity, with his smoldering kiss .

Jack Featherstone has learned all about Linnet’s ‘intended,’ and he’s determined she won’t fall prey compared to that villain simply because other females have before. But when his attempt to conserve Linnet ruins her instead, he understands he must make things right. So he sets out to earn this golden beauty . . . and persuade her that being ruined by him was a very important thing that could possess occurred to her.