The Country Mouse — Jessie Watson

Can a demure spinster find true bliss with a notorious rake?

A CAPABLE COUNTRY MOUSE
The noise, pretension, and insalubrious odors of London have driven Miss Lavinia Taylor to a Cotswold village--and a larger residence to accommodate her collection of stray animals. Her serene existence, however, is soon turned upside down by the neighbor she rescues from a curricle accident. For while Charles Templeton may be a marquess and the handsomest of men, she judges him quite the clumsiest gentleman of her acquaintance. Why, then, is everyone below stairs plotting a match between them?

AN UPROOTED MAN-ABOUT-TOWN
A scandalous liaison has necessitated Charles's abrupt return to his estate. But country life quite robs him of his savoir faire--not to mention his skill with the ribbons! And he cannot seem to win an argument with the sensible, bold Lavinia--whom he deems a dowd even while he finds himself at her mercy. How is it his servants find her as admirable as he finds her maddening...and, he must soon admit, captivating? This once-debonair lord must prove himself polished enough to engage her affections and win her heart forever...

Hero: Charles Templeton
Heroine: Miss Lavinia Taylor