Allow me to introduce you to Juliana Astley, the main character in The Duke I Despise. 

She’s witty, charitable, and always puts her family first. She’s also a a mischief maker that can meet a challenge like any respectable madcap would…

So when she overhears the Duke of Windsor boasting to his friends and discovers he has written her name in White’s infamous betting book, she does not swoon.

She plots her revenge. She knows exactly how to deal with a foolish young peer silly enough to wager on stealing a kiss from her, or so she thinks.