Ophelia Reid can be an incomparable beauty having a popularity for starting rumours and spreading them. Having purposely wrecked her engagement to Duncan MacTavish, another marquis, which her social-climbing dad arranged, Ophelia wants to go back to London’s marriage mart and make her personal choice of a rich husband. But on her behalf journey home, something unexpected happens… The heir to a dukedom, Raphael Locke, Viscount Lynnfield is usually – in spite of his disinterest in relationship – one of the most sought-after about The Devil Who Tamed Her youthful lord in England. He instantly disliked Ophelia when she triggered a scandal in order to avoid relationship to his friend MacTavish, but having comforted her within a tearful minute, he starts to question if she’s not absolutely all bad. So when MacTavish statements that Ophelia won’t be anything but a spiteful beauty, Rafe wagers his best friend that he can change her right into a kind-hearted female who will 1 day make a good match, just not with him. With her parents’ blessing, Rafe commandeers Ophelia’s coach and whisks her – chaperoned, of course – to his remote estate in the countryside. There, as he tries showing his furious, sharp-tongued “guest” the error of her methods, he discovers the unexpected known reasons for her poor behavior. Quickly his daily lessons with Ophelia consider impact and he discovers himself irresistibly attracted to her. When Rafe champions the new and improved Ophelia’s re-entry to London culture, marriage proposals pour in. Only then does Rafe begin to question whether he hasn’t gone and fallen deeply in love with Ophelia himself.