The Dastardly Duke: A Sensual Regency Romance: 2 (Love in Disguise)

Tormented by a dark secret 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 lady wholl past muster with societys elite. But Hannah Gregory is no biddable lump of clay. She has solemn gray eyes a rebellious streak -- and is deaf from a long-ago accident. And although she conceals her real past she cant conceal her attraction to the scoundrel who offers her a small fortune that could pay for a new 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.About the Love in Disguise series: In these tales of Regency intrigue nothing is as it seems: A street wench masquerades as a debutante to fulfill a rakes wager; an actress pretends to be a vengeful lords mistress to catch a killer. A noble war hero disguises himself as a much older man to woo an on-the-shelf spinster. An independent widow forces her disapproving business partner to pretend to be her fiancé--and teach her about passion. All are daring masquerades with love as the prize.