When does proper behavior deserve a deliciously improper reward?The scandalously unmarried Lady Margaret Sawford is looking for adventureand is always up for a challenge. Her curiosity is aroused by a dangerous-looking stranger with an eye patch, an ideal companion for the life she longs for, no matter what Society might say. So when the piratical gentleman turns out to be a dukeand just as boringly proper as any other noblemanshe can’t help but incite him to walk on the wild side.Well-heeled, well-mannered, and well beyond any interest in society’s expectations, the Duke of Lasham is tired of being perfect. Margaret’s lush beauty and gently laughing eyes are an irresistible temptation to embrace the imperfectand her. But if a little misbehavior is appealing, unleashing his wild side is completely seductiveas long as the lovely Margaret is the object of his passion . . .