The Last Refuge of a Scoundrel (Paperback or Softback)

The gentlemen of the ton may have returned from war, but the Lady Knights of England are just beginning...

The wallflower gets the duke? The coup of the Season has struck London! The mysterious Duke of Hawkridge has wed Miss Jacobson-and not the one you're thinking of...

Miss Jane Jacobson has perfected the art of being a wallflower. As the second daughter of a viscount she has entry to all of the ton's functions but no one pays her the least bit of attention. A less clever miss might be offended, but not Jane. She has weaponized her wallflower status in the service of the Crown. But someone makes a critical mistake and suddenly Jane is face to face with the rebellious Duke of Hawkridge.

This was supposed to be Roland's last mission for the Crown before he retires to his long-neglected dukedom. Then he is tripped up by a wily debutante with a taste for danger. The Crown's solution? That the seasoned scoundrel and ingénue Lady Knight work together to complete their mission.

He married a wallflower... and woke up to a firecracker in his bed.

Twenty years his junior and infuriatingly headstrong, Roland nonetheless finds himself yearning for the brazen Jane. And Miss Jacobson? She may appear quiet and demure ... but when she sees what she wants nothing will stand in her way.

Not even the most dangerous quest of her career.

Lady Knights

In Bed with a Blackguard

Lost to Lady Scandal

A Spinster's Last Stand

The Last Refuge of a Scoundrel

Bringing fresh perspective and punch to the genre readers already know and love, Cara Maxwell is dedicated to writing spirited heroines and irresistible rogues who you will root for every time. A lifetime reader of romance, Cara put pen to paper (or rather, fingers to keyboard) in 2019 and published her first book. She hasn't slowed down from there.Cara is an avid traveler. As she explores new places, she imagines her characters walking hand-in-hand down a cobblestone path or sharing a passionate kiss in a secluded alcove. Cara is living out her own happily ever after in Seattle, Washington, where she resides with her husband, daughter, and two cats, RoseArt and Etch-o-Sketch.