Rules to Be Broken

She is scandalous.He is virtuous.Do they even have a chance?After a minor faux-pas, DIANA LAWSON finds herself forced into a marriage of convenience in order to save her reputation. However, London society still talks, and no matter how hard Diana tries, the whispers and stares never cease.After her well-respected husband dies in the arms of his mistress, Diana finally resigns herself to her fate and decides to live by her own rules alone.ARTHUR ABBOTT, EARL OF STANHOPE, is a stickler for propriety and has never met a rule he did not feel compelled to uphold. However, when he saves a young widow from a most inappropriate situation, he is drawn into a world quite unlike his own. Convinced that he is only lending a hand out of duty, Arthur agrees to a daring compromise.For Diana to uphold society's rules, Arthur has to break them.Can scandalous and virtuous ever walk hand in hand?