Though Frederica chafed at the restricted life she lived as the adopted daughter of an infamous bluestocking, she did agree with the philosophy. Until men learned to appreciate intellectual equals, Frederica was better off without them. But her sister's elopement sparked fires of romance in Frederica's well-educated head. She was ripe for the considerable charms of Lord Harry Danger who had saved her from a pack of drunken thugs. Now if he would only treat her as an equal and stop the silly flirting . . .