Callie had her chance to marry long ago, and lost it. Now she vows that her sisters' charms will impress the wealthy Earl of Rutledge and save them all from destitution.

But from the moment he first encounters Callie up a tree, Rutledge prefers matching wits with her to courting her lovely sisters. Wicked amusement gleams in his black eyes as Callie falls into one undignified scrape after another, and his indelicate comments provoke her fury--and her blushes. Once she was convinced no man would ever want her, but now Callie secretly longs for the Earl's clever words and wondrous kisses...