Lucy Locket, the long-lost granddaughter of a duchess, was never raised to be a proper lady. She went from being a prisoner to an heiress with a vast fortune, trapped in a world she does not understand. She can’t curtsy, she can’t disguise her emotions, and she’s too clever by far. And now she has only three months to marry a suitable lord or forfeit her entire fortune…

All Henry Beaumont wants is to prove himself to society and step outside of his half-brother’s shadow. So when the duchess asks him for a personal favor involving her newly found granddaughter—with a hefty incentive—he leaps at the opportunity.

Now Henry’s become Lucy’s charming (if dreadfully inflexible) tutor in the ways of the aristocracy. They might as well be taking up their swords and dueling it out. But Lucy’s past and her surprising, undeniable feelings for Henry may sink the entire plan...because without a title, he can never, ever be hers.