Her family accuses her of being impulsive, sometimes to the point of recklessness. Georgina Townsend has never behaved like a "proper" lady. Because he's determined to impress her, by fair means or foul. unless the woman in question is Olivia Middleton. She barely bats an eyelash at his most creative compliments. She laughs at his attempts to flatter her when other ladies would swoon. William is reluctantly intrigued by Olivia, particularly when he discovers the passion simmering beneath her wallflower facade. William has sworn never to wed, but that doesn't mean he can't enjoy women. But she's not about to inflate his already oversized ego by telling him so. But Olivia has no interest in the men paraded before her-except, perhaps, the sought-after bachelor William Cross.
And as far as her family is concerned, something must be done. Shy and somewhat plain, Olivia prefers the thrill of a gothic novel to the hunt for a husband. With her older two sisters married off, Olivia is now the target of her mother's matrimonial scheming. Hampshire, 1818 To her family, Olivia Middleton is a problem of the most vexing sort.
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