In all her twentyfive years lovely <strong>Venetia</strong> Lanyon has never been further thanHarrogate nor enjoyed the attentions of any but her two wearisomel... » 

In all her twentyfive years lovely Venetia Lanyon has never been further thanHarrogate nor enjoyed the attentions of any but her two wearisomely persistentsuitors. Then in one extraordinary encounter she meets a neighbour she onlyknows by reputation the infamous Lord Damerel and before she knows betteris egging on a libertine whose way of life has scandalised the North Riding foryears. «