Amanda Boynton is set on escaping her marriage-minded stepfather, refusing to be "sold" on the open market. She plans a grand exit from Society, first making a spectacle of herself at Almacks in order to humiliate the man, and then leaving London for -- well, she hasn't quite figured out that part of her plan yet.
Jared Delaney, Lord Storm, is both intrigued and appalled when he hears of Amanda's plan (or should we say her lack of a plan), and decides she needs a companion, a protector, as she flees Mayfair in the dead of night.
But once on the road with the belligerent Miss Boynton, his plan begins to change. A small seduction is one thing, but Jared's thoughts quickly turn to a more permanent arrangement ...
