SHE HAD ALWAYS DONE AS SHE PLEASED—WITH NARY A THOUGHT TO THE CONSEQUENCES.Indeed, Sally Mallory's great success throughout the ton as a fine portrait painter had been aided by spirited independence—along with wit and extraordinary talent. But now it seemed she had gone too far.Impetuous Sally had compromised her reputation, and now was to be forced into a marriage of convenience with the most distinguished art critic in London, the cold and arrogant Duke, Ian Frobisher!Ian was proud, unbending, quick to anger—and though Sally sensed the hurt beneath his disdain, she was desperate to escape a loveless union. Impulsively, she accepted the disreputable Sir Percy Badham's shocking proposal. . . .