Emily Goodnight, a curiously smart bluestocking, is raising the art of meddling to new heights. Why leave her future in the hands of fate when she's perfectly capable of managing it herself? The Earl of Blakely, London's most unattainable bachelor, finds Miss Goodnight's schemes nearly as intriguing as the curves hidden beneath her frumpy gowns. Secure in his independence, he's focused on one thing only: evading this father's manipulating ways. In doing so, ironically, he fails to evade the mischief of Emily's managing ploys. What with all the cheating at parlor games, trysts in dark closets, and nighttime flights to Gretna Green, complications arise. Because when it comes to love and the secrets of the past, there's only so much twisting one English Miss can get away with.