Be careful what you wish for... Lord Havelock is in need of a wife. But with no time for a society wedding and no stomach for girlish fripperies, his options are limited. So with help from his friends, he draws up a list of qualities he does desire in a wife.... When orphaned Mary Carpenter discovers her handsome new husband's list, she's hurt - and incensed. If he thinks she'll sit meekly by, be and "compliant and " and "a mouse, and " he's got another think coming! Is it perhaps time for Mary to make a list of her own, and change the rules of their relationship forever...? and "A funny, flirtatious, spirited romp. and " - RT Book Reviews on Never Trust a Rake