Miss Abigail Foxworth is refusing yet another suitor – and goodness knows she’s had plenty of experience. Possessed of a tidy fortune and blessed with more than her fair share of beauty along with a sharp mind, Abby has also developed some rather high standards. Thus far all the candidates for her hand have failed to reach any of them. She’s beginning to doubt such a paragon exists – a suitable gentleman who also possesses a brain.
Sir Philip Ashton is first and foremost a scientist, and loves nothing more than to bury himself in his country home, working out theories and living a quiet life. He has managed to ignore his sister’s attempts to match him with a potential wife, but finally surrenders to her invitation to lecture on mesmerism, a subject that he finds of interest. His position as speaker is not one he relishes, but from the moment his gaze meets a pair of green eyes staring back at him from the front row, his world turns upside down. For Abby, the man on the dais has caught her attention and one thought shatters her composure. Could he be the one who will capture the rest of her?