Threatened by powerful enemies, William Blackburn, Earl of Ketterham, lives in exile in the Scottish Highlands with his daughter, Vanessa. When she comes of age, she returns to her mother in England to make her debut, despite her doubt about fitting into the mold of a proper young lady. Lord Montgomery Townsend, a visitor at the Countess of Dawton's home, watches his hostess try to match her estranged daughter with the pompous son of a powerful family. Puzzled as to why independent-minded Vanessa wants to marry the arrogant rogue, he nonetheless steps in to help. But soon he faces more pressing problems, including the temptation to upend Vanessa's wedding plans so he can marry her himself!
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Johanna Lindsey.
