Madeline HunterΒ is aΒ New York TimesΒ bestselling author with more than six million copies of her books in print. She has twenty-nine nationally bestselling historical romances in print, including most recently, The Most Dangerous Duke in London,Β The Wicked Duke,Β Tall, Dark, and Wicked,Β His Wicked Reputation, andΒ The Accidental Duchess. A member of RWAβs Honor Roll, she has won the RITA Award twice and been a finalist seven times. Her books have appeared on the bestseller lists of theΒ New York Times,Β USA Today, andΒ Publishers Weekly, and have been translated into thirteen languages. She has a PhD in art history, which she has taught at the university level.