Melissa Langham, though penniless and an orphan, is not interested in the notorious Earl of Aldringham's attentions. He has deserted fashionable London for Bath to let talk of his most recent scandal become a seven days' wonder. But the earl cannot accept this spirited young lady's rejection, and he sets out to win her-by whatever means he possesses. Regency Romance by Melinda Hammond; originally published by Robert Hale (London)