Publisher's Synopsis
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 LondonAAA1/2s marriage mart and make her own choice of a wealthy husband. But on her journey home, something unexpected happensAAA1/2
The heir to a dukedom, Raphael Locke, Viscount Lynnfield is AAA1/2 in spite of his disinterest in marriage AAA1/2 the 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 sheAAA1/2s 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 him.
With her parentsAAA1/2 blessing, Rafe commandeers OpheliaAAA1/2s coach and whisks her AAA1/2 chaperoned, of course AAA1/2 to his remote estate in the countryside. There, as he tries to show his furious, sharp-tongued AAA1/2guestAAA1/2 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 OpheliaAAA1/2s re-entry to London society, marriage proposals pour in. Only then does Rafe start to wonder whether he hasnAAA1/2t gone and fallen in love with Ophelia himself.
