Despite coming to London for her debut, Miss Constance Millington has been informed by her father that a match is to be made for her. Heavy-hearted, she asks her friends to use ‘The London Ledger’ to make certain the gentleman is not a rogue – but instead, she is encouraged to write an anonymous letter to any eligible gentlemen open to a marriage of love. To her utter astonishment, five replies come back to her, with the sixth the cruellest, jesting letter mocking her for her attempts.
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Despite coming to London for her debut, Miss Constance Millington has been informed by her father that a match is to be made for her. Heavy-hearted, she asks her friends to use ‘The London Ledger’ to make certain the gentleman is not a rogue – but instead, she is encouraged to write an anonymous letter to any eligible gentlemen open to a marriage of love. To her utter astonishment, five replies come back to her, with the sixth the cruellest, jesting letter mocking her for her attempts.
Throwing the latter aside, she goes on to meet each of the five gentlemen, hoping beyond hope that one will set fire to her heart.
Adam, Marquess of Seaton, thinks the letter begging for a marriage of love to be most ridiculous. Having already been broken-hearted, he is determined to remove the idea of love from every other young lady’s heart and thus writes a dark response.
When Miss Millington catches his eye, Adam is determined to
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