Scandals of Nobility — Danielle Lisle

The one man she desires is the one man she can never marry, for if he knew the truth about her scandalous past, he would despise her. During a time when women are required to be appealing, well mannered, but never opinionated, Lady Nellie struggles to find her place. She believes in speaking her mind, not caring if her words offend others, or how unladylike she seems. Yet one man, whom she primarily despises, finds her sharp tongue intriguing rather than uncivil. Lord Sterling is heir to a dukedom and it is time he is married, yet all the girls of the season are dull and lifeless, to his mind. Well, all apart from Lady Nellie. Her flowered words are laced with insults -- insults that, rather than offending him, set his mind into a flutter, wondering if the passion in her voice will be as strong in the bedroom.