Nobody knows who Miss Rose Sweetly is, and she prefers it that way. Shes a shy, mathematically-minded shopkeepers daughter who dreams of the stars. Women like her only ever come to attention through scandal. Shell take obscurity, thank you very much. All of England knows who Stephen Shaughnessy is. Hes an infamous advice columnist and a known rake. When he moves into the house next door to Rose, she discovers that hes also wickedly funny, devilishly flirtatious, and heart-stoppingly handsome. But when he takes an interest in her mathematical work, she realizes that Mr. Shaughnessy isnt just a scandal waiting to happen. Hes waiting to happen to herand if shes not careful, shell give in to certain ruination.




