The Skeptical Heart

Lady Augustine Wayfield, whose rather staid husband had expired soon after their arranged marriage, could have become a merry widow. Instead, she became a merry matchmaker! Augustine simply adored romance, and the ton marveled at her talent for Finding the ideal wife for any gentleman...except Lord Sumner Sumner had most particular specifications he needed a caring mother for his son and a gracious hostess to adorn his home. There was only one thing the widowed Sumner did not want love. Rejecting lady after lady, he finally agreed to the one Augustine finally found him: a diamond of the first water -- a flawless paragon of womanhood. Who knew she would prove a disaster? As for Augustine, alas, she'd become enchanted by Sumner and his adorable young boy. Now, she alone knew who would be the perfect match for this handsome lord. All she had to do was convince his skeptical heart...