Devil Who Tamed Her

Ophelia Reid is an incomparable beauty with a reputation for starting rumors and spreading them. Having purposely wrecked her engagement to Duncan MacTavish, a future marquis, which her social-climbing father arranged, Ophelia wants to return to Londons marriage mart and make her own choice of a wealthy husband. But on her journey home, something unexpected happens.The heir to a dukedom, Raphael Locke, Viscount Lynnfield isin spite of his disinterest in marriagethe most sought-after young lord in England. He instantly disliked Ophelia when she caused a scandal to avoid marriage to his friend MacTavish, but having comforted her in a tearful moment, he begins to wonder if shes not all bad. So when MacTavish claims that Ophelia will never be anything but a spiteful beauty, Rafe bets his best friend that he can turn her into a kind-hearted lady who will one day make a good match, just not with him.With her parents blessing, Rafe commandeers Ophelias coach and whisks herchaperoned, of courseto his remote estate in the countryside. There, as he tries to show his furious, sharp-tongued guest the error of her ways, he discovers the surprising reasons for her bad behavior. Soon his daily lessons with Ophelia take effect and he finds himself irresistibly attracted to her. When Rafe champions the new and improved Ophelias re-entry to London society, marriage proposals pour in. Only then does Rafe start to wonder whether he hasnt gone and fallen in love with Ophelia himself.