A DANGEROUS GAME OF MAKE-BELIEVE...

Surrounded by her flighty sister and mother, the sensible Miss Delicia Dudley was perpetually entangled in embarrassing situations. Yet she loyally agreed to her sister Desiree's latest scheme and pretended to be in love with the dashing Duke of Ravenworth -- spoiling their mother's matchmaking ploy and leaving Desiree free to pursue her own true love.

It began as a charade. After all, Delicia considered herself well past marriageable age. She never thought she was a candidate for love ... until she suddenly realized that she was no longer playacting. The game would soon be over -- and she had fallen in love with her make-believe suitor ...