“ A young lady with a fortune is subject to all sorts of untoward attentions by the worst sort of vagrants. ” Aunt Allegra
A lesson Tabitha Timmons, a penniless spinster, has neverneeded to heed. That is, until she is left a vast fortune payableonly upon her marriage to the very respectable Mr. Barkworth— a match that offers little chance of discovering exactlywhat her aunt means by "untoward attentions."
But the same can't be said when the Duke of Prestonhappens along Tabitha's path. He spies a rebellious streak inher that matches his own and he makes it his missionto save her from such a passionless match, interfering in herlife at every turn. All too soon, Preston— whose veryname spells ruin— has Tabitha caught betweenthe good fortune that guarantees her security, and his kiss, which promises an entirelydifferent kind of happily-ever-after.
