Faro's Lady

the long version

GAMBLE OF DESIRE Exhausted and rain drenched Jessamine arrived at a respectable-looking inn--only to be mistaken for a jade that night by a very drunken gentleman. Jessamine may have been a poor relation of the Keighleys, but she was every inch a lady. And that the arrogant Mr. Hamilton should fail even to recognize her in the morning - let alone offer to marry her--was completely beyond all mercy! GAMBLE OF LOVE Carefully she blotted her revenge. Disguised as her wealthy cousin, she would take London's society by storm, just long enough to trap its most eligible and elusive bachelor, the forgetful Hugh Hamilton, into a marriage he would never forget. It was a daring plan, but Jessamine was nothing if not resourceful. She had foreseen all possibilities and was prepared for anything. Anything, as it turned out, except her own wayward heart...