Lord Gordon Treezwey ..".is a very good seducer. Every lady he has set his eye on has fallen for him, " Lady Evelyn explains to her friend Lady Ann Astweir. "I love my brother; don't get me wrong. But he is a man, and so many ladies find him a handsome one. He is very particular, Ann. The ladies he seduces are refined, intelligent, pretty, sweet, and accomplished. And until he met you, they all were married. Frankly, I think he never dared an affection for an unmarried lady for fear Papa would do what he has...Uh, I need some soup." Being deemed unsuitable by the father of the man she loves is only one of the problems Ann faces. Her new brother-in-law, the Earl of Corringdon, is furious with her for deflecting his advances. The Earl wishes to destroy Ann's reputation so that she will have no where to go but his house and his bed.