Once upon a time in Mayfair a group of wallflowers formeda secret society with goals that had absolutely nothing to do with matrimony.Their most troublesome obstacle? Rogues! They call her Beastly Beatrice. Wallflower Lady Beatrice Bentley longs to remain in the wilds ofCornwall to complete her etymological dictionary. Too bad her brother’s Gothicmansion is under renovation. How can she work with an annoyingly arrogant andtoo-handsome rogue swinging a hammer nearby? Rogue. Scoundrel. Call him anything you like as long asyou pay him. Navy man Stamford Wright is leaving England soon and renovatingThornhill House is just a job. It’s not about the duke’s bookish sister or herfiery copper hair. Or the etymology lessons the prim-yet-alluring lady insistson giving him. Or the forbidden things he'd love to teach her.They say never mix business with pleasure. But when Beatrice andFord aren't arguing, they're kissing. Sometimes temptation proves too strong to resist…even if thecost is a heart.