<p><strong>A governess in jeopardy ... and the marquis's son who goes undercover to protect her.</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Lord Octavius Pryor leads a carefree and untroubled life, until the night he visits Vauxhall Gardens in the guise of a woman.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>At Vauxhall, Octavius discovers that being a female is very different from being a man. Annoyingly different, unpleasantly different, and-when he encounters the lecherous Baron Rumpole-dangerously different.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Determined to teach the baron a lesson, Octavius infiltrates Rumpole's household, where he meets the woman of his dreams: Miss Toogood, governess to the baron's daughters.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Suddenly Octavius has three pressing tasks. 1) Teach the baron to keep his yardstick in his breeches. 2) Keep Miss Toogood safe. 3) Convince her to marry him.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>A word of caution:</strong> This novel is a bodice ripper, and I mean that quite literally. Bodices are ripped in this book-and not in a playful or sexy way. However, I promise you that all rippers of bodices receive their just desserts.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Length: Full-length novel of 88,000 words</p><p>Sensuality level: A Regency romance with mild love scenes</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>From <em>USA TODAY</em> Bestseller Emily Larkin comes a new addition to the acclaimed and multi-award-winning Baleful Godmother series!</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you love wildly entertaining and intensely emotional historical romances that will keep you reading all night long, then this novel is for you.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Be swept into a Regency England brimming with romance and peril, magic and love. Start this addictive series today!</p>