Lady Charlotte needs to find a match before her father finds one for her. Charlotte's choices lie between Lord Riley, a notorious rake, and Lord Haughton, a new acquaintance. Preferring life as a spinster to a marriage with Riley, Charlotte chooses the latter, but her plans take a turn as Lady Ruby draws Haughton's eyes and heart in her direction.

Garett Calder, Earl of Haugton, is confused over his feelings. Mesmerized by Ruby's emeral eyes, pouty plush lips, and sweat demeanor, it is easy for him to overlook the other woman vying for his attention. Charlotte's calm, sensible personality is attractive, but not hypnotic. When she is near, his heart and mind tell him she is the right choice, but when Ruby is near, he forgets everyone and everything by losing himself in her eyes. 

Lady Ruby is charged with finding an advantageous match to save her family from ruin after a poor investment. Her father convinces her to manipulate circumstances and claim scandal from an innocent kiss to push Lord Haughton into an engagement. 

At the center of scandal, Haughton realizes it might be too late to be with the woman he loves.
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