HE NEVER LET HIMSELF BREAK THE RULES Alexander has been the Duke of Clermont for years, ever since his father’s untimely death thrust him into the role when he was still an uncertain teenage boy. Forced to shoulder that immense responsibility, he turned into the coldest and most calculating duke London has ever seen. But when Alexander meets Savitri Booth, his world changes. She might pretend to be a meek governess, but underneath she's beautiful, intelligent, stubborn… and the one woman propriety says he can’t have. SOCIETY FORCED HER TO OBEY ITS RULES Savitri Booth was content in Calcutta, even though her life as a mixed-raced governess required a level of decorum and strict respectability never asked of other young women. When a family offered to take her with them on their return to England, she jumped at the chance to see more of the world. Savitri has always had a passion for learning, but when she meets the uncle of her students—the handsome and imperious Duke Alexander—she begins to long for the sort of knowledge that doesn’t come from books. BUT LOVE DOESN’T ALWAYS FOLLOW THE RULES