A strait-laced schoolteacher and a rakish earl are stranded together at Miss Primm's School for the holidays. Alone.

The lady follows the rules

Etiquette teacher, Miss Victoria Shipley, isn't looking for romance. She is moral, proper and takes her position as assistant headmistress quite seriously. But when she's left alone to fend for herself, she begins to question everything she stands for.

The rake breaks them

Piers Primm, The Earl of Rosewood, goes where he wants, when he wants, and almost always gets his way. As the spare turned heir, the last thing he wants is to give up his ways and take on the responsibilities of his new title. While Isolated with this uppity Spinster, however, his priorities take a turn.

As Piers and Victoria rewrite the rules together, this mismatched pair inevitably risks the ultimate scandal.

When forced to choose between loyalty and love, will they fail this pivotal test or pass with flying colors and graduate with an HEA?

In-between suturing with catgut, experimenting in the kitchen, and tracking a pesky goat, attraction combusts into the love of a lifetime.

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