Miss Charlotte Cartwright has never forgotten Roland Temple’s contemptuous rejection of her hand in marriage.

And she’s not about to forgive either – even if Roland, the new Earl of Amerleigh, is now older, wiser and ten times as handsome!

Roland has returned home from the wars to find much has changed – including his spitfire of a neighbour.

He’s soon determined to right the wrongs of the past – and this time the hoyden will be his bride!