Publisher's Synopsis
Laurence enjoys his dalliances with the married ladies of the ton, and thinks marriage is only a matter of convenience. He's on the lookout for a practical woman accustomed to society. Frances is an odd and awkward young woman, more at home gathering shells on the beach than in the ballrooms of London, hoping to stay a spinster forever. When the two meet in the seaside resort of Margate, will their initial dislike of one another turn into something important, under the benevolent matchmaking of Lord Barrington?
