A Duet for My Lady — Marjorie DeBoer

A Gentleman with a certain spark... that was who Stephanie Endicott wanted for a husband, but he was not to be found in Philadelphia. And expedition to London, it was hoped by her indomitable mother, would produce a suitable match -- with an earl, a duke, or a substantial marquis.

Sadly, no Englishman appeared to suffice. Nonetheless, the Endicotts persevered, and when lovely Stephanie sang at the American minister's soiree, the lovely young girl lost her heart. Perhaps it was his blazing British eyes or that shock of coal black hair, but Stephanie could not avert her gaze from that of the dashing journalist Alan Dunstable. And he, independent and intense, was similarly entranced. All to no avail, thought Stephanie, for she would soon be homeward bound. But her romantic adventure had just begun, for Alan was sailing to America aboard the selfsame ship... and Stephanie would find that her passion was for a notorious rake, one whose heart would not yield easily to love.