A graceful beauty has come o f age, and she is already the talk of the town…

     Lucille Chenneour excels in the feminine arts of painting and music, yet she carries a secret passion—science. After an impulsive decision to conduct an experiment, an incident occurs that leaves an eligible viscount with a terrible scar.

Caleb Osbourne is the firstborn and heir to the earldom of Devonshire. His future has already been determined—an arranged marriage to a stranger. Or so he thinks.

Through a series of unlikely events, Lucille and Caleb are drawn together. Yet, can they believe it love what with a charming suitor from Italy and a passel of aristocratic ladies vying for Caleb’s addresses?

     The answer lies beyond…