name among the proper people of society. “Devil Danvers” he was called, and no respectable young lady dared be seen in public with this man whose scandalous escapades quite overshadowed his startling good looks. Caroline Ashley was a very respectable young lady, but also one with no one to protect her and no money to call her own. How could she resist Devil Danvers made her a cold-blooded proposition to be the wife he needed to win a wager and claim a fortune that hung on his producing an heir? Thus the battle was joined–between the dazzling lord who had every means to make a young lady say yes to his every desire, and a young lady determined not to surrender her pride…not even for love…