"A prim and proper governess...Locked in with a duke! Believing her grandmother is gravely ill, governess Miranda Manwaring takes leave to care for her, but instead finds herself captive in a rundown cottage with a powerful stranger. Shock number one--the man is the eligible Duke of Chalgrove. Shock number two--their captor is Miranda's eccentric grandmother, looking to guide Miranda to a titled husband! Miranda refuses to trick him into marriage, but her grandmother's meddling can't possibly work...can it?"-- Page [4] of cover.