A Matchmaker's Match Book

She was an unmatched matchmaker - To save herself from a marriage without love, Lady Psyche Veringham had long ago decided to pose herself as "Lady Bluestocking," A sharp tongued chit with no interest in wedded bliss. A resigned spinster at three and twenty, Psyche was now turning her keen mind to the task of finding a suitor for her young charge, Amanda. The catch of the season was undoubtedly the darkly handsome Earl of Southdon, and he would be the perfect match for Amanda. Unfortunately the Earl was most uncooperative; in fact he seemed deliberately set on misunderstanding that Psyche wished to win his heart for her charge and not herself! He was the perfect match - A long time bachelor, Justin ST. James, Earl of Southdon, had seen a thousand frothy debutantes,. Not one of those empty headed confections had ever given him pause, including the newest debutante Amanda. But her sponsor, Lady Psyche, was another mater entirely. Now here was a woman who could pique a man's interest. Whether entertained by her witty banter or infuriated by her schemes of leg shackling him to her pretty, young protégé, Justin found this lovely bluestocking a most diverting challenge; and it would be his pleasure to change her mind about men...Read More