Kitty Stone dreamed of making a perfect match with the Duke of Charsley...until he wed her younger sister instead. And, much to Kitty's chagrin, the happy couple soon announces that they are expecting a bundle of joy. Drat. Now she will have to reside in Charsley Hall to help her sister and play the role of dutiful maiden aunt. But by great good fortune, a delightful distraction soon appears. Jack Whitaker, a dashing officer in the Peninsular War and cousin to the duke, has returned to Charsley Hall to recuperate. Though he finds the chaotic household hardly restful, there is one bright spot: Kitty. She is sweet, spirited, and bewitchingly pretty. And in her company, life seems full of promise - the promise of love...