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Trouble is no match for a lady of the extended Worthington family--except when it comes in the form of a most irresistible gentleman . . . Lady Charlotte Carpenter's brother-in-law has put an infamous brothel owner out of business--yet it is Charlotte who suffers the consequences. Abducted by thugs and held at an inn, she is plotting her escape when she's suddenly rescued by a dashing gentleman. Only afterward does she realize she's seen him before--with two courtesans Unwilling to tarry with such a man, Charlotte makes her second escape. But it is too late to repair her reputation . . . A known gossip has spied Charlotte's movements, and his report is speeding through the rumor mill. Soon, everyone knows that Charlotte spent the night with Constantine, Marquis of Kenilworth.