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New York Times bestselling author Candace Camps delectable Willowmere series continues with the story of the accomplished and pretty widow who takes on the American Bascombe sisters for their London debut--only to discover that- when it comes to love- she is the one who is unprepared.Married young to a charming but improvident army officer- Eve Hawthorne was widowed with little left except for a few extravagant trifles. Desperate to avoid her domineering stepmother- she accepts employment as chaperone to the Earl of Stewkesburys American cousins. Who better than a levelheaded widow to remind these young girls that they no longer live on a frontier? But when she flirts with a handsome stranger who turns out to be the earls brother Fitz- Eve worries shes given the wrong impression. Trying to prove herself responsible--with Fitz challenging her at every turn--is hard enough- but a blackmailer with an interest in Eves prior marriage proves far more troubling. With the earl away- Eve can turn only to Fitz for help. But dare she confide in him- when getting too close to this confirmed bachelor might risk her heart to his alluring ways?...