Sick of her hot-blooded husband's romantic strayings, a lovely woman sets out to prove that she too can wander beyond the bounds of wedlock

Miss Carolyn Hardy adored novels of the most romantic sort—and longed for a man to equal their dashing heroes. With her beauty and charm, Carolyn had a swarm of suitors to search among. There was the wealthy Brandon Manningford. The rakish Viscount Lyndhurst. The daunting Duke of Cumberland. And most handsome and romantic of all, an actual gypsy prince who called himself only Salas. How eager Carolyn was to find her heart's desire. How willing she was to risk danger to do it. How angry she was at her guardian, the elegant Sydney Saint-Denis, for trying to keep her in check. And how little did she realize how much more startling and wonderful true love could be than romantic fiction.

After losing her family estate to her cousin Jarvis, Nell Bradbourne is determined that she will not lose her heart to him as well, and she throws herself into a marriage of convenience with handsome Brandon Manningford. Original.