Can an unexpected wager bring two uniquely different people together? A charming rogue... Colin, Earl of Shefford lives a charmed life thanks to his wealth, title, and good looks. When he wins a building in a wager, he deems it a perfect location for a fencing club. Arriving at the site, he's shocked to see the building is home to an orphanage, and never imagined he'd be sparring with the very prim and proper headmistress, Miss Honoria Mason. When the lovely but headstrong Miss Mason stubbornly refuses his offer of an alternative establishment, Colin brashly gives her an ultimatum-provide proof the orphanage has value to him or marry him.

A determined spinster... Determined to save the orphanage she has worked so hard to preserve, Honoria has no choice but to accept Lord Shefford's ultimatum and marry him. Honoria may be attracted to Shefford's good looks and charm, but she refuses to fall in love with him. Her family's misfortunes came about thanks to the Ton's selfish ways. Sparks fly as proximity forces them together, the better to know each other.

Dear Reader: Earl of Shefford was originally part of the multi-authored Wicked Earls' Club Series.