A rogue helping a bookish beauty find a husband discovers he wants her for himself in this sexy historical romance. Merrick's season of outrageous scandal has taken a challenging turn. Caught in a—far less than usual—compromising situation with Lady Alixe Burke, this so-called gentleman is tasked by her father with making his daughter marriageable! Lady Alixe, more happy in the library than the ballroom, is most definitely left-on-the-shelf material. He'll never walk away from a wager, but Merrick's expertise extends way beyond society etiquette. Never before entrusted with a woman's modesty, Merrick sets about teaching her everything he knows.