"That woman is but a sophisticated fortune hunter;" he thought, "out to ensnare a wealthy man".

Archenemies--that was how Isabelle Clairemont, the most notorious beauty in all London, and Lucius, Lord Biddleton, saw each other. Certainly, the mischievous Isabelle did nothing to dispel his lordship's doubts. Although he was only twenty nine, "Biddle" struck her as an insufferable old puritan. And he regarded her as an affront to English propriety!

Not until a series of incredible misadventures threw them together could he begin to glimpse the loving woman beneath the breathtaking facade. Would Isabelle--expecting an arrogant taskmaster--discover in "Biddle" a brave, tender-and altogether irresistible young man?