From the back cover. — Perhaps His Birthright Was Questionable... — Josiah Elliot had undertaken some remarkable pursuits in his time, but his courtship of Lady Miranda Wesley was by far the most scandalous. What business had a poverty-stricken reformed highwayman, now working as a valet, with a noblewoman? None, to be quite precise. But love was the most illogical of emotions--and Josiah could claim a pedigree linking him to an ancient dukedom. If only he could find the blasted evidence... But His Appeal Was Undeniable Formidably independent--and not a little bit impatient--Miranda had had enough of waiting. What if the man you loved had disappeared into London without so much as a by-your-leave, she longed to ask anyone who cared to listen. The fact that Josiah was considered a ne'er-do-well was beside the point entirely. Whatever questions society had about his past, she cared not a whit for the answers. If only she could find the irksome man...