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!

Until men preferred intellectual equals over lisping ingenues, Fredrica was better off without them. But the elopement of her sister, Fanny, had sparked off her fires of romance. Ripe for the charms of Lord Harry Danger, if only he would treat her as an equal and stop his incessant flirting!

No young lady was more devoted to the teachings of that infamous bluestocking Mrs. Waverley than her adopted daughter Felicity. Unlike her mentor, she vowed to stay unmarried and true to the cause. In fact, she was the secret author of a scandalous new novel—the tale of a lady "rake" and her romantic exploits. Unfortunately, there was one titled gentleman who learned her identity and grew intrigued with the headstrong young lady who was taking the ton by storm. With the handsome Marquess of Darkwater spurring her on, Felicity would soon learn that real life could be infinitely more interesting than mere fiction.