Sally — Leonora Blythe

SHE HAD ALWAYS DONE AS SHE PLEASED -- WITH NARY A THOUGHT TO THE CONSEQUENCES.

Indeed, Sally Mallory's great success throughout the ton as a fine portrait painter had been aided by such spirited independence -- along with they wit and extraordinary talent.
But now it seemed she had gone too far.

Impetuous Sally had compromised her reputation, and now was to be forced into a marriage of convenience with the most distinguished art critic in London, the cold and arrogant Duke, Ian Frobisher!

Ian was proud, unbending, quick to anger -- and though Sally sensed the hurt beneath his disdain, she was desperate to escape a loveless union. Impulsively, she accepted the disreputable Sir Percy Badham's shocking proposal. . . .

Hero: Duke Ian Frobisher
Heroine: Sally Mallory