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ItisSpring1783...Jemma,DuchessofBeaumont,hasjustreturnedfromParisandisplanningtoshockallofLondonHighSociety-nottomentionhorrifyherhusband-withscandaloussoireesandadebauchedGrandBall.Butirritatingherhusbandcomesnaturally,andsheneedsachallenge.WhenhercountrycousinLadyRobertaSt.GilesasksforhelpseducingtheDukeofVilliersintomarriage,Jemmajumpsatthechance.ShetransformsRobertaintothemostdeliciousanddesirablewomanintown.ThensheluresVillierstothehouse,ostensiblytoplaychess.Buttheplanbackfires.VilliersrespondsenthusiasticallytoJemma'schallengeand,ignoringRobertaorindeedJemma'shusband,offersheramatch-thethirdgameofwhichistobeplayedblindfolded.Andinbed.