Duel of Love

Possessed of a rare beauty once acclaimed by the ton, Miss Cassandra Wells is returning to Society after a few years absence as chaperone of her harum-scarum niece, Susan. It is unfortunate indeed that the very first person Cassandra meets is Jonathan, Lord Verax, whose offer she had spurned in her debutante days. Will he take her at her word and pay court to the lovely Susan, or does his mocking manner and rapier-sharp tongue conceal traces of his old love? The duelling between Cassandra and Verax reaches such a pitch that only the Prince Regent himself can resolve the struggle