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He's an amiable young man on his Grand Tour. She's the spitfire he can't soon forget. Will he have to become a rake to tame the shrew?When the always amiable and well-behaved David, Viscount Penton, departed England with his relatives for a Grand Tour, he didn't expect to be the only bachelor when they reached their final stop—Rome. Now that everyone but him is married, he's determined to break out on his own. Oh, he'll see the sights and indulge in the delicious foods and wines, but as someone who has never had trouble attracting beautiful young women, he's determined this will be the place where he won't have to be on his best behavior. Where he can be a bit of a bad boy. Where he can act like a rogue.Good habits are hard to break, though. Especially when he pays witness to what he thinks is an assault on a young lady during a ball. When he discovers she has turned the tables on her assailant, he finds himself wishing she would join him in a dark alcove. The dark-haired beauty is a spitfire!Lady Vittoria has lived a rather sheltered life thanks to her overprotective father. Now that she's finally experiencing her come-out at a ball, she's determined to sneak away and enjoy some of the attentions of the young bucks in attendance. But her plan goes sideways when she finds herself in the clutches of one known as Lord Devious, and he's determined to take advantage.If not for the quick thinking of a handsome English gentleman, she might be forced to marry the Lothario! But has she been saved from a rake only to be ruined by a rogue? Surely David will lose interest if she behaves like a spoiled aristocrat. After all, who wants a shrew for a wife?
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