London weather is chilly—and the social scene even more
so.
Luckily, Bridget Forrester is just getting warmed up...
Bridget longs to meet a gentleman who doesn’t mention her
beautiful sister upon shaking her hand. But since being
branded a shrew after a disastrous social season, Bridget
knows she’s lucky to even have a man come near her. It’s
enough to make a lady flee the country…
So Bridget heads to Venice for music lessons with the
renowned Italian composer Vincenzo Carpenini, with whom
she’s been corresponding. But not only is Carpenini not
expecting her, he doesn’t even remember her! His friend,
theater owner Oliver Merrick, does, though. And one look
into her tantalizing green eyes has him cursing his
impulsive letter-writing, which brought her across the
continent. Yet before Merrick can apologize, Carpenini has
ordered her away.
Little does either man know that they will soon be
embroiled in a wager that will require the beautiful Miss
Forrester’s help—or that there’ll be far more at stake in
this gamble than money...