Ophelia Reid is an incomparable beauty with a reputation for starting rumors and spreading them Having purposely wrecked her engagement to Duncan MacTavish a future marquis which her social-climbing father arranged Ophelia wants to return to Londonxs marriage mart and make her own choice of a wealthy husband But on her journey home something unexpected happensxThe heir to a dukedom Raphael Locke Viscount Lynnfield isxin spite of his disinterest in marriagexthe most sought-after young lord in England He instantly disliked Ophelia when she caused a scandal to avoid marriage to his friend MacTavish but having comforted her in a tearful moment he begins to wonder if shexs not all bad So when MacTavish claims that Ophelia will never be anything but a spiteful beauty Rafe bets his best friend that he can turn her into a kind-hearted lady who will one day make a good match just not with himWith her parentsx blessing Rafe commandeers Opheliaxs coach and whisks herxchaperoned of coursexto his remote estate in the countryside There as he tries to show his furious sharp-tongued xCguestxD the error of her ways he discovers the surprising reasons for her bad behavior Soon his daily lessons with Ophelia take effect and he finds himself irresistibly attracted to her When Rafe champions the new and improved Opheliaxs re-entry to London society marriage proposals pour in Only then does Rafe start to wonder whether he hasnxt gone and fallen in love with Ophelia himself.
