What woman could resist the charms of Lord Edward Rawlings, a dissolute rake and high-society seducer, turn his own weapon against the famous womanizer and turn him into an ardent lover, burning with passion for the first time in his life? Only Peggy McDougal, a green-eyed beauty who, under the mask of an old maid and a blue stocking, hid a sharp tongue, a hidden flame of desires and a secret thirst for happiness. It is she who is destined to become a worthy opponent of the lord in a love “duel” and win his heart forever.