When the Duke of Huntington carelessly dubs Lady Stella "Specs" and pursues more elegant women, she couldn't care less—his dismissal suits her perfectly fine. But a scandalous situation forces them both to the altar, and suddenly Silvester finds himself married to the spirited, freckled redhead he never saw coming, while Stella is convinced he married her for entirely practical reasons. Now the duke must prove his feelings are genuine while Stella insists her heart belongs to someone else entirely, leading to a delicious battle of wits and growing attraction that neither of them anticipated. It's a delightful enemies-to-lovers romp where Eloisa James reminds us that the person we dismiss might just be exactly who we've been looking for all along.

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