Prudence Landon has always done exactly as she should. She's obeyed her
parents' every word, lived by society's every dictate, and even agreed
to marry a man more than twice her age simply because it was expected of
her. In the fortnight before her wedding, she decides it's high time to
bend a few rules before life as she knows it is over. Viscount Ashby
leads a charmed life. Betrothed since the age of seven, he is perfectly
content to allow his off-the-market status to keep the marriage-minded
mamas at bay. When he returns home to his parent's estate and finds
their prim, straight-laced young neighbor swimming naked in broad
daylight, he's both amused and intrigued.
When Ash discovers Prudence's upcoming nuptials to the aging squire, he
decides to help her live a little before the parson's mousetrap springs
closed. But what started as good fun soon leads to something much more.
With her wedding fast approaching, they must choose between breaking all
the rules and losing their one chance for happiness.