Best laid plans.

Lady Clare MacDougal, the sharp-tongued daughter of the Duke of Renfrew has been sent to spend the summer in London with her cousin, the Duke of Clevedon. Her father's heartfelt wish is for her to marry well. Lady Clare has other plans...

Forbidden love.

Milton Parr, the Earl of Wexford has no plans for marriage. Widowed from a previous, unhappy marriage, Wexford's only plans are to finish raising his younger siblings. But Lady Clare's tart tongue and love of life intrigue him.

Can he convince her they belong together, or will her secret love keep them apart?