Publisher's Synopsis
FIRMLY UPON THE SHELF... Miss Olivia Redfield labors under no misapprehension that anything other than spinsterhood lies in her future. Not for lack of dowry, or breeding, or education, but because of one tiny flaw.... one might even call it... a curse. Removed from society for this ill-fated defect, she's resigned herself to caring for others in a somewhat dreary existence. Until, that is, she falls for the charming but unattainable, Lord Kingsley.TOO MUCH TIME ON HIS HANDS...Gabriel Fellowes, Earl of Kingsley is doing a favor for a friend by overseeing the dangerous-- but promising--mine on the border of Viscount Hallowell's property. With time to spare, he finds himself irresistibly intrigued by the viscount's daughter, Miss Olivia Redfield, and delights himself in their mutual provocation. In no position to promise more than a dalliance, but unable to stay away, Gabriel takes the unprecedented step of befriending a woman.IS FRIENDSHIP EVEN POSSIBLE...?Their flirtatious attachment threatens to erupt in passion, but duty and honor forbid anything more. Will love be defeated when tragedy strikes, or can Olivia and Gabriel overcome Society's dictates and put the notion of Olivia's curse to rest once and for all?
