Desperately Seeking a Scoundrel

Miss Sarah Battersby is in dire need of a man, preferably one skilled at deception. Upon her father's death, she will be left with no home and nary a penny. With time running out, she must either accept the proposal of a man she loathes, or stall long enough to secure a teaching position by telling one teensy, trifling lie-that she is promised to someone else ... who doesn't technically exist. But Sarah refuses to be defeated by insignificant details. The ans...