Duke of Eccess (Seven Dukes of Sin Book 4)

She slapped him in the street. Now she's his governess.The night Temperance ran for her life through London, she didn't expect to meet anyone — least of all a reckless duke on horseback who had the audacity to kiss her before she'd learned his name. She gave him her honest opinion of that. Then she ran.Twenty-seven days. That's all she needs to stay hidden until Christmas, when she turns twenty-one, claims her inheritance, and escapes her stepmother's grasp for good. Taking a position as governess to a duke's three unruly wards seems perfect.Until she recognizes the man she's already insulted. Twice.Octavius Everard, the Duke of Eccess, knows his new governess is hiding something. He has exactly one rule about governesses, and he is breaking it faster than he can pour a drink.What begins as a dangerous masquerade becomes something neither of them planned: two people running from their pasts, discovering that the person who sees straight through you might be the one worth staying for.Full of wit, warmth, and a heroine who never needed rescuing — until she chose to be.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "A heart-pounding read. I was hooked from the start." Read more