A Most Ineligible Suitor — Sarah Richmond

When debutante Marjorie Mayweather arrives in Italy to holiday with her cousin, all she expects is a decent cup of tea -- and a bit of adventure.

What she doesn't expect is a strange and sudden infatuation with Captain Edward Grainger, a fellow resident at the Pensione Ferretti. There's something about the dashing but aloof military man that has Marjorie vexed...and intrigued. But she knows that unlike Frederick Clive-Bickerton -- the well-bred bachelor intent on pursuing her to the ends of the earth -- Edward's not a suitable match for a lady of her pedigree.

Besides, the "captain" has no time for flirtations. Unbeknownst to Marjorie, he's really an undercover agent tracking down a notorious jewel thief who's reportedly at the pensione. Can Edward conceal his true identity long enough to nab the perpetrator...or will his reluctant attraction to a beautiful young heiress be his undoing?