"She challenged his pride...He challenged her willpower...Lady Amelia Bertram may have a reputation as the most brazen beauty of ton, but she shocks even herself when she accidentally--and loudly--derides one of society's most eligible bachelors in the middle of a crowded ballroom...But when Thomas Armstrong overhears the so-called 'Lady' Amelia slandering his sexual prowess in public, he cannot help but accept the dare implicit in her words. To her father's great delight, he offers to take her to his secluded country estate--properly chaperoned, of course--to teach the girl a lesson in ladylike behavior..."--P. [4] of cover.