doesn't disappoint. Miss Marissa York has a weakness for a handsome face and nicely turned out gentleman. Her weakness has gotten her into more trouble than she can count. And it has caused her family no doubt sleepless nights. To her dismay she gets caught having a tryst that wasn't at all what she had expected. The man not only declares his undying love for Marissa but that he was hoping to seduce her into marriage. Marissa irrevocable says no, by her brother, Edward, still needs help in squashing any rumors that have already started. What they need is a biddable man that will ride out the storm as Marissa's fake fianc. Jude Bertrand had the raw masculine sensuality of a man who has lived a hard life. As an accepted bastard son of a Duke and a French courtesan he will always be tolerated by the ton. Jude offers himself up to help defense the situation. Hoping that the more time Marissa spends with him the more she will like and fall in love with him. Jude isn't exactly the welcomed help the Marissa was hoping for. Marissa is obsessed with pretty faces, graceful dancing and a man that has tight hard thighs-oh my. Bertrand is confident that the more time she spends getting to know him that eventually she will see through her superficial facade and see him. Will Marissa take off her rose petal glasses and see a man for who Jude truly is in time before