The story starts with two people colliding in a ballroom and the gentleman asking the lady to dance with him and then marry him. At first Margret thinks it a silly joke on his part but agrees dancing with him. Still they end up with half the ton believing they are betrothed.Until one afternoon before that evening Margrets life had been perfectly peacefull. But then she meets her first love, Crispin Dew in Hyde Park and lies to him about her being secretly betrothed because she wants to show him that she does not still grief over him. And she really does want to marry, now that she is thirty years old and all her siblings have grown up. She intends to accept her dear friend, the marquess of Allingham who had asked for her hand three times over the past years. But when she meets him on the ball she discovers that he is already betrothed to another.And then she discovers that the man with whom she had collided and danced was the earl of Sherringford, a rake who five years ago had abandoned his bride on their wedding day to run of with her sister in law. And this man now wants to marry her because his grandfather had sat an ultimatum: Either he be wed before his grandfathers 80th birthday, which happens to be two weeks hence or Sheringford will be left without a penny.But Meg gives him a chance because she cant believe he is really the villain everyone believes him to be and wants to learn his secrets …Margrets story holds many surprises for the reader! At the end I was really not so sure if there would be a happy ending …My favourite character was Sherrys grandfather. He is such a great old cynic! :DThe book was funny to read at times, sad at others. All in all it was a well written novel with intriguing plot! Loved it! :)

I loved this lady and am glad for her story:):):)