A snowstorm does not rage with such fury as an old maid who is ignored! Miss Eleanor Browning grew up yearning for a handsome, intelligent lord - a neighbor... But he left England without even saying goodbye. One evening, inspired by the effects of sherry, Nora put her grief down on paper. Lord Dashwood's Mistake is a love letter to every young lady who has been overlooked by gentlemen, and it became an instant bestseller. Now she's on her way to Spindle Cove when her mail coach gets caught in a snowstorm. She is forced to wait out the storm with the worst possible companion - Lord Dashwood himself. George Travers, Lord Dashwood, has traveled the globe as a cartographer. He returned to England with the goal of marrying and producing an heir, only to find his reputation destroyed by a brash and unfortunately attractive spinster and her poisonous pen. "Lord Ashwood's mistake" is his person. Since Nora Browning seems to think he's missed out on the love of his life, Dash challenges her to prove it.