The thoughtless antics of his mother and sister had dashing shipping magnate Bennet Varner fleeing all females...;until he collided with the impregnable wit of the infamous Gwen Rose Wall-;a woman as clever as she was captivating.
Besieged by scandal, the beleaguered Miss Wall had vowed never to wed. But the dauntless Varner had his own plan of attack-;to use all the wiles at his disposal to scale the ramparts of rumor and rescue the lady's heart!
