How to blackmail a duke Conduct a discreet investigation. Search for incriminating information. Do not kiss him (again). In London’s elite community, Lady Hannah Breckenridge strives to improve the lives of those around her. As soon as she comes of age, she will depart London, exploring and changing the world. She resists her parents’ efforts to match her, only Michael Colborne, the powerful Duke of Crawford, isn’t so easily deterred. Perhaps a little blackmail is in order. Michael is shocked when Lady Hannah attempts to blackmail him. The beautiful woman mistakenly believes he is harboring a mistress, yet he is actually protecting his sister. That is not the only secret he keeps. If Hannah knew he made an agreement with her father for them to wed, she would be furious. With stolen kisses and ever-deepening feelings, the spirited woman soon delves just a little too close to the truth. He may use a little blackmail of his own.