The debutante is mine

the long version

Lilah Appletons prospects are looking dim. With one last chance to find a titled husband before shes forced to wed her wretched cousin, she must make this Season count. Plain, forgettable Lilah must become the Seasons Original. Desperate, she seeks help from the devilishly charming, untitled, and thoroughly unsuitable Jack Marlowe. All she must do now is resist the tempting rogue. Bastard son and self-made man, Jack Marlowe loathes the aristocracy. When he meets Lilah, he expects her to be like all the other greedy husband-hunters. But shes far more dangerous. Her alluring smiles and sharp tongue intrigue him. Before he knows it, he agrees to help her find a husband, revealing tricks to ensnare any man. The only problem is, his plan works too wellon him. When Lilah becomes the belle of the ball, Jack realizes he may lose her foreverunless he can take a chance on love and claim his debutante.