Where you least expect it. . .
Weary of London's social whirl, Geoffrey Dorrington, Earl of Cheriton, longs for the simple life -- and what better place to experience it than on a relative's country estate? His plan to pass himself off as the steward succeeds... until the day Miss Cassie Hartwell smiles at him. Damn it all -- the vicar's daughter is far too charming for her own good -- and his. He will have to tell her who he really is...

. . .There is love
Cassie sees no reason not to talk to the friendly steward on the neighboring estate. After all, Geoffrey is well-bred, kind to animals, full of fun, and amazingly handsome. Even if her social-climbing mama expects her to marry well, Cassie has other ideas. And love is in the air...

Will a minor indiscretion
In a darkened library, Isabel Ashby kisses the earl whose house party she is attending. Then the door flies open and the rest of the party guests stumble in -- and Isabel finds that she has kissed, not the earl, but a stranger! Major Sidney Chamberlayne is a dashing younger son without a feather to fly with, but he'll have to marry her now. Still, it was an honest mistake and the room was very dark...can Isabel be blamed?

. . .lead to major happiness?
Sidney is too much of a gentleman to do that -- but they must marry in haste, though they know very little of each other. Fortunately, his darling Isabel seems eager to learn everything she can...especially when it comes to love...