He only followed Lydia into the alley to give her a piece of his mind after she nearly ran over a man with her carriage, but he ended up with a feisty woman on his hands, who knows every dirty fighting trick in the book. Vere Mallory is known as a dissolute hellion who loves to brawl and couldn't care less about his title. She only partially succeeds in her quest however, as she is interrupted by the handsome Duke of Ainswood. Using all her wits and ingenuity, Lydia tries to get the girl away from the prostitute and have her arrested. One day, while in pursuit of a madam, who is also a suspected murderer and known to kidnap young girls for her brothel, Lydia finds her with a naïve country miss in her company. Having watched her mother and sister die in such conditions, she has a soft spot for women and children that lurks beneath her prickly exterior. She also has no fear of exposing the ugly truth about the sufferings of the lower classes. As such she came to earn a well-deserved reputation as a dogged journalist who isn't afraid to get her hands dirty for the sake of getting a story.
In spite of having distant noble relatives, Lydia Grenville grew up in the dregs of society. Evernight Teen Summer Kick-off Blog Hop.Cosmo Red Hot Reads from Harlequin Launch.
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