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1814promisestobeanothereventfulseason,butnot,ThisAuthorbelieves,forAnthonyBridgerton,London'smostelusivebachelor,whohasshownnoindicationthatheplanstomarry.Andinalltruth,whyshouldhe?Whenitcomestoplayingtheconsummaterake,nobodydoesitbetter...--LadyWhistledown'sSocietyPapers,April1814Butthistimethegossipcolumnistshaveitwrong.AnthonyBridgertonhasn'tjustdecidedtomarry--he'sevenchosenawife!Theonlyobstacleishisintended'soldersister,KateSheffield--themostmeddlesomewomanevertograceaLondonballroom.ThespiritedschemerisdrivingAnthonymadwithherdeterminationtostopthebetrothal,butwhenhecloseshiseyesatnight,Kate'sthewomanhauntinghisincreasinglyeroticdreams...Contrarytopopularbelief,Kateisquitesurethatreformedrakesdonotmakethebesthusbands--andAnthonyBridgertonisthemostwickedrogueofthemall.Kate'sdeterminedtoprotecthersister--butshefearsherownheartisvulnerable.AndwhenAnthony'slipstouchhers,she'ssuddenlyafraidshemightnotbeabletoresistthereprehensiblerakeherself...