One of Daphne Wade's guilty pleasures is to watch the Duke of Tremore as
he works, shirtless, on the excavation site of his ducal estate. Anthony
Courtland is by far the most exciting and handsome man she has ever
known, and she dreams of one day being able to speak with him without
getting tongue tied.
Anthony, meanwhile, only sees Daphne as a hard worker on his excavation
team. He considers her a plain young lady and says so in a careless
remark to a friend, unaware that Daphne is outside the library door, her
heart shattering to pieces. So Daphne decides she will not be so silly
any longer. She begins to be tutored in the social graces, forcing
Anthony to see the beauty who has been right in front of his eyes.