Miss Katherine Locke is irked to start her third season
dancing with the disagreeable Lord Haversham, her brother’s
friend and her own arch enemy. After three years out,
however, she’s finally interested in the dashing Lord
Finley—only to find out her cousin has set her cap for him
too. To make the man jealous, Kate feigns interest in Lord
Haversham, only to be shocked to find the handsome lord
apparently falling for her. With time running out, should
she accept his suit and risk falling in love despite herself?
Marcus, Lord Haversham, is in a tight pinch. His estates are
failing and worse, he’s just lost three thousand pounds to
his best friend, Lord Ainsley. Ainsley’s solution: have
Marcus marry his shrewish sister and he’ll cancel his
gambling debt plus give him ten thousand more pounds for her
dowry. With nowhere to turn, Marcus agrees, praying he can
keep word of the wager from Miss Locke long enough to charm
her into marrying him. But can he avoid falling in love
himself?