The Reckless Gambler

the long version

Miss Caroline Finlay was furious at her odious grandfather, Sir Egbert. That crusty old curmudgeon had given her hand in marriage to Lord Julian Carteret without asking her approval. Caroline had even more reason to be enraged at Sir Julian. That arrogant aristocrat did not bother with even the formalities of courtship but instead left her to languish in London while he pursued his decidedly uninteresting interest in affairs of state. Caroline resolved to show both those gentlemen what she could do on her own--as she was led by a man who was anything but a gentleman into a game that no proper young lady should play...