The Earl's Comeuppance — Phylis Warady

A Confirmed Bachelor For nigh forty years, the Earl of Pardo has managed to escape the parson's mousetrap. Nor does he have the least intention of being led meekly to the altar anytime soon if ever! A Wily Widow In Margaret Astell's opinion, the Earl of Pardo is arrogant, conceited and disturbingly attractive. By rights, he has no business meddling in the affairs of a respectable widow bent on seeing her eldest daughter properly wed. The Plot Thickens To ensure his proud lineage, the Earl feels he must take steps to protect his dashing, romantically inclined heir from the fortune-hunting snares of Mrs. Astell's pretty daughter. But when the affair is resolved to his satisfaction, to his amazement, the suave Earl finds he's fallen in love.

Hero: Earl Lucian "Luke" Pardo
Heroine: Margaret Astell