Bath Revels — Rachelle Edwards

Bath was dull as dishwater -- though the Summerhayes ladies were finding it otherwise....

Young Celestine hoped her stepmother, Demeter, would approve her betrothal to the nephew of the notorious rake, Lord Amesbury. In the meanwhile, Demeter, widowed and believing herself to be well past her salad days, was surprised to find herself the center of the not-unflattering attentions of a certain Dr. Fabian.

Imagine her indignation if she knew Dr. Fabian was actually Jocelyn Amesbury -- the uncle of Celestine's true love -- in Bath to covertly ascertain the favor of his nephew in the eyes of the "wicked stepmother."

The masquerade seemed harmless enough -- at first. Until the earl discovered Demeter was far different than he could have imagined and full of surprises herself....