London Drake Duke of Manchester is searching the Marriage Mart for a perfect bride He wants a woman who is poised sophisticated and worthy of the title Duchess But most of all he wants a woman who does not want the useless emotion of loveSocially awkward Miss Penelope Clayton isnt meant for marriageA serious botanist she has no desire to wed so being forced by her guardian to participate in the Season to find a husband is torture Shell never fit in with the ton especially if they discover shes been pretending to be a man within the scientific communityAs Drakes family makes over Penelope turning her from naive bluestocking to enchanting debutante he is put upon to introduce her to society and eligible bachelors Despite dance lessons and new gowns Penelope is the opposite of poised and sophisticated as she stumbles from one mishap to the next Why then does he find it so hard to resist her.
