Even a fortune forged in railroads and steel can´t buy entrance into the upper echelons of Victorian high society--for that you need a marriage of convenience.
American heiress August Crenshaw has aspirations. But unlike her peers, it isn´t some stuffy British Lord she wants wrapped around her finger--it´s Crenshaw Iron Works, the family business. When it´s clear that August´s outrageously progressive ways render her unsuitable for a respectable match, her parents offer up her younger sister to the highest entitled bidder instead. This simply will not do. August refuses to leave her sister to the mercy of a loveless marriage.
Evan Sterling, the Duke of Rothschild, has no intention of walking away from the marriage. He´s recently inherited the title only to find his coffers empty, and with countless lives depending on him, he can´t walk away from the fortune a Crenshaw heiress would bring him. But after meeting her fiery sister, he realizes Violet isn´t the heiress he wants. He wants August, and he always gets what he wants.
But August won´t go peacefully to her fate. She decides to show Rothschild that she´s no typical London wallflower. Little does she realize that every stunt she pulls to make him call off the wedding only makes him like her even more.