A bespectacled bluestocking, a clueless rake, and a mad dash to Gretna GreenMiss Emily Goodnight-who cannot see a thing without her blasted spectacles-is raising the art of meddling to new heights. Why leave her future in the hands of fate when she's perfectly capable of managing it herself? The Earl of Blakely, London's most unattainable bachelor, finds Miss Goodnight's schemes nearly as intriguing as the curves hidden beneath her frumpy gowns. Secure in his independence, he's focused on one thing only: evading this father's manipulating ways. Hell's Belle indeed-What with all the cheating at parlor games, trysts in dark closets, and cases of mistaken identity, complications arise. Because fate has limits. And when it comes to love and the secrets of the past, there's only so much twisting one English Miss can get away with . . . Contains mature themes.