Liam Stedford, fourth Duke of Hanbury has made avoiding the parson's trap into an art form. With an overbearing mother and the eyes of the ton to contend with, it hasn't always been easy. But he's determined to enjoy his freedom until it's finally time to put duty before all else. Even then, he's tempted to just hand over his title to a distant cousin and be done with it. As far as he's concerned, there isn't a woman alive who could tempt him into forever. Least of all his little sister's wild and wanton best friend. Honor Mills is aware that her reputation among the snobbish ton is less than stellar and has long since decided that she shouldn't care. If the sins of her father are to be held against her then she might as well enjoy herself. She especially doesn't care for the opinion of the arrogant and disapproving Duke of Hanbury.She knows that the duke doesn't like her yet sometimes it seems as though disapproval is the last thing on his mind. In fact, sometimes it seems as though he might like to turn their enmity into anything but. And though Honor knows she should keep her distance, she can't help wonder what would happen if she dared the duke to do it.