This was the first book I've read by Mary Lancaster and I enjoyed it! I'll definitely be going back to pick up the first two books of this series and even some of her backlist.

The story was focused on the marriage of convenience and for the two main characters, Christopher and Deborah, this changes fairly quickly. What starts out as a friendship quickly turns to something more for them. As they get to know each other, they are also trying figure out how they truly want their relationship to be. There are some bumps along the way - she has a scandal in her (not so distant) past that could impact his role in parliament and opening the school he has planned and he has a family that has some interesting things to work through.

All of that aside, I thought the relationship between the characters developed nicely and the story kept me turning the pages. And while the title implies that Christopher is a rogue, I didn't really get that from the story I read.

I found this to be a fairly quick read and will be looking for more books by Lancaster to pick up while I wait for the next one in this series.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the copy in exchange for an honest review.