In the year 1704, dairy maid Elen Griffiths' immunity to the smallpox plaguing England should be a blessing.
But it
...Hugh Prentice has never had patience for dramatic females, & if Lady Sarah Pleinsworth has ever been acquainted with the words shy or retiring, she's long since tossed them out the window. Besides, a reckless duel has left this brilliant mathematician with a ruined leg, & now he could never court a woman like Sarah, much less dream of marrying her. Sarah has never forgiven Hugh for the duel he fought that nearly destroyed her family. But even if she could find a way to forgive him, it wouldn't matter. She doesn't care that his leg is less than perfect, it's his personality she can't abide. But forced to spend a week in close company they discover that first impressions are not always reliable. & when one kiss leads to two, three, & four, the mathematician may lose count, & the lady may, for the first time, find herself speechless... New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn's enchanting third novel in the Smythe-Smith quartet is guaranteed to make you laugh out loud & tug at your heartstrings in equal measures.