HIS KISS LEFT HER FLUSHED AND DISCONCERTED—PERHAPS MEN WERE BEST AVOIDED AFTER ALL! The Earl of Tredair had his fill of balls, routs, and silly misses, and despaired of finding anyone out of the ordinary.. Until he met Miss Fanny Waverley. Most unique and intriguing, she and her two sisters were the adopted daughters of the reclusive bluestocking Madame Waverley. They had been raised as her disciples to spread the word of women's rights and to encourage poor oppressed females to stand up against the iniquities of the male sex! The beautiful and farouche Miss Fanny, however, found it quite hard to think of all men as cruel and lustful beasts when she found herself longing to kiss one of the most hated of the breed!