The year 1814 promises us yet another season full of events. However, in the opinion of the writer, not for Anthony Bridgerton, the most elusive bachelor who has shown no signs of preparing for marriage.
And truly, why should he? No one plays the role of the consummate womanizer better than he does...
Lady Whistledown's Society Papers, April 1814
But this time the society columnists were wrong. Anthony Bridgerton has not only decided to marry – but he has also chosen a wife! The only obstacle is his betrothed's older sister, Kate Sheffield, the most vexing woman one could ever meet in a London ballroom. The scheming meddler infuriates Anthony with her determination to break the engagement, but when he closes his eyes at night, Kate is the woman who haunts his increasingly erotic dreams...
Contrary to what the world believes, Kate is almost certain that reformed rakes do not make the best husbands – and there is no greater rogue than Anthony Bridgerton. Kate is determined to protect her sister – but fears that ultimately her own heart is vulnerable. And when Anthony's lips touch hers, she suddenly dreads the thought that she might not be able to resist the despicable womanizer herself...