The Poet and the Paragon — Rita Boucher

A Paragon of Virtue

Romance left Rebecca Creighton's life when she was jilted at the altar ten years ago. Now, at the ripe age of seven-and-twenty -- and seriously lacking in feminine wiles -- she devotes her life to writing popular penny tracts expounding proper morals.

When a riot breaks out after one of her speaking engagements, Rebecca is whisked to safety by a seductive stranger. His searing gaze makes her feel beautiful for the first time in her life. And their wild flight through the London streets culminates in a night of near-surrender.

Willing herself to forget that fateful journey, Rebecca accepts a dubious offer of marriage from the same viscount who had jilted her. Though she pledges her hand, her heart belongs to her mysterious hero. And everything that she believes about love will be turned topsy-turvy when he makes a sudden and surprising return -- revealed as the notorious soldier and poet Sir Michael Fairgrove and the best friend of her betrothed...