A flirty, fun, mix - and - match romance about two sisters who are betrothed to the wrong men ... Evangeline Vernon is a woman on the verge of spinsterhood - until the prim and proper Duke of Manchester steps in. Her family is pleased with the match, but the duke is not the passionate man Evangeline craves. Her heart belongs to an alluring, golden - haired gentleman, perfect in every way ... except one: he doesn't exist.Angela Vernon is everything a proper, well - brought - up woman should be. She knows her place and understands society's expectations - which include not being jealous of her sister and not coveting her sister's suitor. But how can she bear the heartache of watching the only man she loves marry not only her sister, but a woman who doesn't see past his exterior to the man he is beneath?