Lessons in Love

Lady Lucinda Esmond''s swine of a father, the Earl of Sotheran, was forever fleecing young bucks in London''s gaming halls with impunity—until he cheats Captain Mark Chamfrey, who kidnaps ten-year-old Lucinda for ransom.

But when Chamfrey has a change of heart and returns the girl, Earl Esmond nonetheless exacts his own price: Chamfrey can only redeem himself and save his skin by marrying his littl...