Flirt

'If I could have foreseen the future, I would have married the first manwho asked me!'Tongues were set wagging when Elizabeth Markham'sglamorous young parents were killed, sinking their only child to theunspeakable class of poor relation. Forced to live with her cruel, miserlyuncle Julius, Elizabeth is forbidden to partake in the season's festivities.Marriage is her only escape, and she enacts a daring plan to trick herway into the Duke of Dunster's exclusive house party, to snare one of theeligible dandies sure to dance attendance on her.Her plan proceeds swimmingly, as Elizabethflirts with all but the arrogant Lord Charles Lufford, considered to be quite acatch. She ignores him thoroughly until her uncle discovers her deception andCharles saves her-by announcing their engagement!But Elizabeth's troubles are far from over, forin her absence she has come into an inheritance. And her uncle, along with one other sinister party would rather see her perish than receive it.