To Distraction

Deverell, Viscount Paignton, is in desperate need of a wife. Unmoved by the matchmaking ''herd'', he seeks help from his aunt, who directs him to a lady she vows is perfect for him. Dispatched to a country house party, he discovers the lady not swanning about among the guests but with her nose buried in a book in the library.

Phoebe Malleson is tempted to distraction by Deverell, but marrying him i...