She much prefers an American stranger over the earl sheâs meant to marryâbut a surprise awaits . . .
To escape marriage to the newly inherited Earl of Comstock, bookish Charity, the plainest of the Strickland sisters, must find her familyâs missing diamonds.
She meets her match in an intellectual stranger auditing the estate . . . not knowing he is Lord Comstock himself!
With him, Charity feels differentâeven desirable! But will seizing one night of passion bind her to the very man sheâs determined to avoid?
Praise for the romance of Christine Merrill
âReaders will enjoy the strong characters, swift pace, lively wit and the wickedly fun escapades that stubborn lovers can get into.â âRT Book Reviews