Stranded with a rake...
Lady Sarah Maxwell is in a whole heap of trouble. Which is odd considering, as the bluestocking of her family, she normally spends her time ensconced in books, not adventures. But when a snowstorm traps her in the village, the only person she is able to rely on is her brother's best friend, known rake, and general ne'er-do-well, the Viscount of Spalding. He also happens to be her least favorite person in all of England. Perhaps the world. And yet, the more time they spend together, the more she wonders if Lord Spalding is what he appears or if there is a good man underneath all his bad behavior...
Stuck with a bluestocking...
The Viscount Spalding has better things to do than babysit a bluestocking. He's got a business to start, a fortune to make, and a broken heart to mend. And most importantly, he's got several pints of ale to drink because that's the only thing that seems to help these days. If he were going to be trapped by a storm in an inn, couldn't the lady at least have been a potential bride and not his friend's surly sister? She can barely stand the sight of him and they fight like school children whenever they occupy the same room.
That is until their forced time together starts to be fun and Jake realizes that Sarah is beautiful underneath those wire-rimmed spectacles. And when they find themselves under the mistletoe...well. How can he resist a single kiss? And what's a man to do when all he can think about is collecting another?
