Julian LeFevre, Duke of Claridge, is a notorious and dissolute rake. His half-hearted attempt to reform his character has left him bored to death. To relieve the tedium, he wagers a friend that he can mold any pretty trollop from the London streets into a society lady.

But Hannah Gregory is no biddable lump of clay. She has a rebellious streak and is deaf from a long-ago accident. Although she conceals her past, she can't conceal her attraction to the scoundrel who offers her money she needs for a medical treatment. The charade might heal her, but it also might break her heart -- if she forgets that this dark and dangerous duke is well past the point of redemption.

Book 2 in the Love in Disguise series of Regency romances featuring daring masquerades, with love as the prize.