Educated and brilliant, classics scholar Catherine
Hartland has yet to meet a man who takes her intellect
seriously or views the opposite sex as anything but mere
playthings. Certainly the Marquis of Rutherton is no
exception, though his knowledge of Greek is impressive.
Yet as much as her head demands she ignore his bold,
sensual gaze, his beautifully sculpted features, and his
clear intent to kiss her senseless, her heart dictates
otherwise...
Cynical and weary of matchmaking games, the Marquis is
stunned by his own reaction to a woman so different from
the docile, biddable beauties he much prefers. Catherine
might be the only woman in London immune to his
considerable charms, but that only convinces him she
remains the only woman he has to have.
And as passion makes Catherine a prisoner of her own
desires, she knows the time has come to teach this
arrogant gentlemen a lesson in the true meaning of love...