“He is obsessed with perfection, she is the paragon of imperfection..”

Having lost her parents at a young age, Susanna grew up with her godmother, a respectable, if not a bit terrifying, spinster who mostly let her do what she wanted. Always lost in her books and in the long walks in nature she adores, she is unlike any other lady of the ton.

Anthony is a man obsessed with perfection and order. His paintings are as pristine as his business affairs, and he wouldn’t have it any other way. The women that he chooses are nothing less than paragons of beauty and grace. Until he meets the untamable Susanna, and can’t get her out of his head.

Susanna and Anthony’s opposite outlooks on life instantly crash, but soon, intrigued by each other, they make a deal: he will teach her what proper etiquette and decorum have to offer, and she will teach him that imperfections can be thrilling. But when she goes inexplicably missing, the duke is faced with a cold realization: if he doesn’t act fast, he might never see her again.