Rescued from Betrayal by Teah Kemp Weight

Her pride, his prejudice, and the scandal that brought them together.

Melior means superior—at least that is what Miss Melior Kendall, niece of the Duke of Bedford, has been taught to believe. Perfection is her goal in all things, including her connections. But when she is caught alone with her brother’s best friend, a lowly baronet, instead of the wealthy marquess she’d hoped, she finds herself forced into a marriage to save her reputation. Now she must decide whether Melior means superior or to improve and be better. Especially if she wants to achieve her secret desire of having a loving union.
Sir Nathaniel Stanford fell in love with his best friend’s sister at seventeen, but since then, she’s become a cold, calculating, shell of perfection he despises. Even so, when a renowned rake traps Melior alone at a ball, he does not hesitate to run to her defense. Caught alone by several of London’s worst gossips, Nathaniel knows what he must do, but will marrying Melior be his greatest torture or fulfill his wildest fantasies?