Sophie Wembley has always been an expert at making the most of things. She"s in possession of only a modest dowry, but she grins and teases that at least she won"t be the prey of a fortune hunter. She knows she is nothing like the ton"s idea of a diamond of the first water. But even so, it"s been the best summer of her life in Bath...until her family receives word that her sister has eloped. The family name will soon be ruined. Her mother is beside herself, and decides Sophie must find a man to marry immediately. She wants Sophie betrothed--contract signed and all--before word of the scandal forever destroys her prospects. John "Evan" Fairfax, Earl of Evansleigh, has always been popular. For years, Evan had maintained his light-hearted, easy-going public persona, determined to keep up appearances. As the seventh Lord Evansleigh, he comes from a long, distinguished line of upstanding men--with the notable exception of his father. But he"s determined to never marry. But fate--and a...