The Dare-Devil Duke — Barbara Cartland

Lady Kasia Ross is the only child of a doting and exceedingly wealthy father--yet the heiress is horrified to hear her father's plan to marry her to Lord Stefelton in order to save her from fortune-hunters. Protesting that she will marry only for love, she runs away, determined to avoid the arranged marriage. Determined also to disprove her father's assertion that she would not own a penny without him, she decided earn her own living before she allows a husband to be chosen for her!

She will not long after she has set her mind to her course, she was employed as Governess at Dreghorne Castle--home of the dare-devil Duke himself, hero of the Battlefield and Boudoir... Dedicated to the responsibilities of his estate, the Duke is shocked to find himself enthralled by his nephew's lovely governess. But dreadful peril will unite two bold hearts, and show the way to love's everlasting, ever-new adventure!