Scottish Rose — Janis Laden

PROVOCATIVE MISS
The Duke of Milburne returned to Milburne Hall trusting that the new governess from up north--no doubt a dour, frigid sort -- had instilled the fear of God into his harum-scarum brood of siblings. But from his first glimpse of Miss Rose Beacham -- or, rather of her shapely derriere as she retrieved the cat from under the sofa--it was clear his new employee was bent on making his life a living hell. She aired her opinions with alarming frequency. She romped among the children with complete disregard for appearances. She refused to be cowed by his stern admonitions. Worst of all, she was so pretty and provocative that he had the devil of a time keeping his hands off her

PROVOKING LORD
Rose knew she was not exactly governess material. She was only masquerading as such to hide from her past. Still, His Grace needn't be such a stick in the mud when it came to the rearing of his young brothers and sisters! Although for a man so reserved and forbidding, Milburne was maddeningly skilled at setting a woman's heart fluttering and bringing a blush to her cheeks. Rose would have to watch her, step. It would be all too easy to set aside her noble upbringing and behave like the shameless hoyden the Duke assumed her to be ...

Hero: Reginald Ayres, Duke of Milburne
Heroine: Miss Rose Beacham