The Scoundrel's Daughter

"I AM TO HAVE A SEASON AFTER ALL. I CAN SCARCELY CONTAIN MY DELIGHT!"

Jacey Trevallion's joy at being summoned to London by her profligate father is to be short-lived indeed. For once there, he confesses to her that he has promised her portion--and her hand in marriage--to the Earl of Sheringham, to settle a gambling debt! Ever the dutiful daughter, Jacey agrees and sets out to enjoy what little Season she will have.

But at her very first ball, Jacey gets a taste of London life when a handsome rake, well into his cups, accosts her in a moonlit garden. Shocked by his boorishness, she is in for an even ruder awakening: her provocateur is none other than her betrothed!

Jacey is now determined to avoid the match by promoting another--between her father and the wealthy Marchioness of Moncourt. Her plan succeeds all too well, and her anger that she may have to marry the Earl soon turns to fear that she may lose him forever. . . .