Alistair Carsington really, really wishes he didn't love women quite so much. To escape his worst impulses, he sets out for Derbyshire, where he hopes to avoid temptation. But this noble aim drops him straight into opposition with Miss Mirabel Oldridge, a woman every bit as intelligent, obstinate, and devious as he - and maddeningly irresistible.
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