To extricate himself from financial difficulties, John
Beauclerc, the Earl of Finchley, concocts a scheme to marry a
stranger who's answered his advertisement.
He'll show his grandmother! That lady’s withholding money until he
can demonstrate more maturity and less scandalous behavior. At six
and twenty, the last thing he wants is to settle down. He goes to
the church at St. George's Hanover Square to wed Miss Margaret
Ponsby of Windsor, send her on her way with £100, and continue to
pursue wine, women and faro with his fun-seeking friends.
After the ceremony, he realizes he's married the wrong woman. Miss
Margaret Ponsby of Windsor obviously thought the wedding was to
occur at St. George's Chapel in Windsor. Lady Margaret Ponsby was at
St. George's in London. How can he extricate himself from this
wretched marriage—a marriage over which his grandmother is ecstatic?
If only Lady Margaret Ponsby weren't so shy.
When the lanky young (though most disreputable) earl she's
worshipped from afar for as long as she could remember asks her to
move to the church's altar with him, she's powerless to decline.
Even after a wedding ceremony begins, she still remains mute. She
must be standing in for Lord Finchley's true bride. But once she
realizes she really is married to Lord Finchley, she determines to
do everything in her power to make this a dream marriage. Even if it
means imitating her clever, talkative sister.
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