Description: Love can turn a coward into a hero and a wise man into a moron? Richard Darby groans at such prospects. Hed rather stay in control. Soldiering against Napoleons armies, he has cherished a vision of love, but can such a dream become reality?The Earl of Stanton has a dilemma: he must appease his second wife by marrying off his unruly daughter, Hetty. Oh, how? To Stanton, Richard is a godsend. He already entrusted the young man with a rather sordid secret. Now he entrusts Richard with his daughters fate as well&Hetty has vowed never to marry, but her Papa leaves her no choice. She accepts the prearranged betrothal&after all, at the end of a year she may cry off. Meanwhile, shell do her best to discourage her new fiance, the man she dubs Lord Eaglebeak. Soon tension brews: Richards aunt lays a wager against Hetty, his elusive young ward refuses to become a pawn, mysteries from the past lurk, and Hettys most powerful spurned suitor has an agenda of his own& It takes a mighty thunderstorm to clear the air before Lord Eaglebeak learns his lesson, and his lady learns hers.

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