The best laid plans of dukes and heiresses often go…haywire.

She’s a Gilded Age American heiress in London who is NOT there to snare an aristocrat. He’s a duke with a healthy fortune of his own, but a bankrupt reputation. A match between them serves no practical purpose—but when has love ever been practical?

Miss Ophelia Delancey, a beautiful but bumbling American heiress with a passion for music, has come to London to visit her sister, the new Countess of Lynchford. And ONLY to visit her. Ophelia has absolutely no plan to marry for a title herself. But a fortnight into her visit, Ophelia sneaks out to a musicale hosted by the Duke of Trentham, who may or may not be a notorious rake. To her horror, she appears to be the only guest. Unchaperoned at night in a bachelor duke’s home? No! The last thing she wants is to bring scandal upon her sister and new brother-in-law.

Robin Wormsley, the seventh Duke of Trentham, is working hard to overcome the mistakes of his past. Mistakes that led him to flee Britain and spend six years in Canada before his father’s death brought him home. Despite the passage of time, and his recent attempts to behave impeccably, there are still houses in which he is not received. He has one last-ditch plan to earn back the acceptance of his peers: he will court the plain, bluestocking daughter of an impoverished marquess. He’ll use his fortune to prop up the marquess’ estates. The lady’s respectability will redeem his own. The last thing Trentham wants is to bring a new scandal upon…himself.

But when Miss Delancey stumbles into Trentham’s life—out his window—and into his heart, it may be time to make some new plans.

Tropes you'll enjoy:

• Gilded Age American heiress
• Reformed rake
• Mistaken courtship
• Madcap roadtrip
• Unsuitable match
• Family responsibility
• Secret past
• Closed-door

Note: This series is part of Dragonblade's Sweet Dreams line, so this is a sweet, wholesome Historical Romance where passion beyond the bedroom door is left to the reader’s imagination.