With his title, wealth, and reputation as a lover who always satisfies, Norton Russell Foxhall, Earl of Granby, attracts women in droves. But no lady keeps his fires burning for long.

"Contently wed" are two words that make Catherine Hardwick scoff. She's a lady with a mind of her own, and she's of the mind never to marry.

But when the two meet, there's no saying no to the passion that follows.