The Age of Elegance — Helen Archery

"YOU ARE THE VERY DEVIL OF A CHIT! I ACCEPT YOUR CHALLENGE, AND MAY WE BOTH BE DAMNED!"

Docile Miss Emmalie Marlowe was a mere garden-variety weed who had just received a proposal, courtesy of her beautiful mother's clever tactics, from the greatest gift in all society, the veritable Pink of the Ton, Reginald Lancaster, fifth Viscount of Wynnclife.

Imagine the shock when she refused. Refused! True, she'd always loved him, but she would not be a convenient and colorless wife expected to tolerate her husband's philandering ways. He would have to prove himself worthy of her. Imagine the surprise, then, as the expert in seduction sought to discover the rare and precious meaning of true love....