title: Beauty and the Chief
author:  Alysia S Knight 
description: I grew up in a small town in Wyoming loving the outdoors, sports, art, and reading Hardy Boys books. After reading them all at least a half dozen times, I started writing my own stories. Thirty years ago I married a wonderful, honorable man. Im mother of five children and grandmother of six boys. I love traveling. Through my husbands work and vacations, I have visited much of the United States, all over Eastern Europe, Canada, Mexico, China, Thailand, Cambodia and Australia, giving me many intriguing locations and experiences for my stories. I am a storyteller. I write the classic hero story because I think theres a need for more heroes, love, and adventure in our lives. Im not out to change the world with my writing; Im just hoping to make your day a little better. Hope you enjoy. Alysia S. Knight
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  THREE GOLDEN RULES FOR THIS SEASON’S DEBUTANTES:
  
  1\. Ensure that you have appropriate instruction in etiquette
  
  2\. Flirting is acceptable if done with decorum
  
  3\. Your future husband must be of honorable intent
  
  But unconventional Marietta Westwood has already broken all the rules! Her
  suitor, the enigmatic yet charmingly irresistible Duke of Arden, has long been
  intriguing the ladies of the ton. And he’s the same man whose dangerous kisses
  have been scandalously burned into Marietta’s mind....
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  She couldn’t believe her eyes when she recognized Max Trevellyan approaching
  her.
  
  Their eyes met and locked for a moment. Then Marietta’s opened wider and wider
  as she experienced astonishment and incredulity before brusquely recollecting
  herself. He was dressed in a well-worn tweed jacket and the pale sunlight fell
  across him, touching his thick dark hair. His silver-gray eyes were clear and
  alert.
  
  For one dreadful moment she panicked, feeling an urgent desire to 