Desperate to sharpen up his act, he’d forsworn his debauched habits once and for all…

After decades of personal indulgence, the charming and wealthy Ajax Sedley finds himself saddled with the inevitable consequences of his actions: his fifteen-year-old baseborn daughter. Tired of his life as a professional waster, he reluctantly accepts the challenge. Unfortunately he’s hired the most comely governess in the whole damn city.

But the temptation she offered may prove too much to bear…

Parson’s daughter Susanna Abbotts has lived within the safe confines of society’s expectations for all her unremarkable twenty-seven years. Smart and respectable, she’d never dare compromise her reputation – or her dreams of an independent future. That is, until she accepts a position in Mr. Ajax Sedley’s household…