The Earl of Rutherford was handsome, rich and as adept at giving pleasure as he was avid in pursuing it. No wonder, then, that when he marked Miss Jessica Moore as the latest in his endless string of conquests, the irresistible earl expected a swift and most satisfying triumph. How could a mere governess, no matter how lovely and spirited, stand up to the attractiveness of his person and power of his purse?

He soon found out...as this young lady with too much pride to surrender to her rising passion set out to teach the earl a lesson in manners...even as he used every means at his considerable command to teach her a lesson in love.