Still mourning her mother's death, Kimberly Richards is incensed by thedetermination of her father, the Earl of Amburough, to marry her off asquickly as possible --- just to please the jealous lover he plans to wed.And since Kimberly harbors a deep-seated dislike of gold-diggers and thewhole distasteful state of affairs, the feisty young heiress alreadydespises the "worthy suitor" she encounters at Sherring Cross Estate:Lachlan MacGregor, the dashing,, newly impoverished Laird of Clan MacGregor.A tryst with the handsome, haughty Lachlan seems dubious at best ---especially since the rogue has designs on the married Duchess of Wrothston.But strange turns and outrageous circumstances promise to lead a woefullymismatched pair to a wildly unexpected destination --- where a hard,resisting heart can open to the true glories of love.