James Durham, Viscount Sanburne, knows perfectly well how to conquer a woman, but in the person of young Lydia Boyce, he unexpectedly meets a worthy opponent who does not succumb to any of his tricks and tricks. Having learned about the insidious intentions of his enemies to destroy and ruin Lydia’s family, James proposes to her her help, and she cannot refuse, because the Viscount is a born detective. But what will be the price of such cooperation? Lydia, who saw behind the beautiful words and well-honed compliments a real man, brave, desperate, capable of strong, deep feelings, is finding it increasingly difficult to resist James... OCR: Dinny; Spellcheck: Alenairina