Five kisses

The first kiss shatters her entire world. The second unsettles her. The third throws her off balance. The fourth makes her head spin. And the fifth, oh, the fifth…

When Miss Sarah Meacham witnesses her beloved's infidelity at her very first ball, she can't contain herself and breaks his nose with a single punch. For this, she earns the nickname Miss Shrew, and only the favour of the Prince of Wales saves her from society's condemnation. Sarah then vows never to trust another man again.

Her vow is put to the test five years later when her father refuses to give her younger sister, Bethia, permission to marry her beloved until Sarah is at least engaged. Sarah seeks someone to court her, even if only for appearances, and Bethia's desperate fiancé resorts to a desperate act: he finds a man to woo Sarah purely as a pretence. Businessman Ian Collum doesn't believe that the aristocratic Sarah could ever take him seriously, but as they say, never say never… To find out what happens when the original intentions of both sisters' suitors come to light, read this charming and witty romance by author Rachael Anderson.