Twice Selina Easterly-Cummings had been betrayed by men - once by a lustful lord, once by a faithless gentleman of fashion. She vowed never again to trust or even tempt the odious opposite sex. She masked her stunning beauty in the grimmest garb, and devoted herself to good works rather than glittering balls. Mr. Gareth Rushton was everything she abhorred - handsome, charming, seductive, and self-assured in getting anything he wanted. When he set out to get what he wanted from Selena, the battle was on - between a lady who would not surrender, and a gentleman who would not be denied.