Despite her small stature and girlish looks, she's intelligent and independent, and very resistant to being told what to do.Of course, Fate knows what it's doing, and the two are perfect for each other, but it takes them a while until they realize that and bow to the inevitable.As with any romance, it's not the HEA ending that makes the story-it's how the characters get there. Turns out his vow to himself just before the duel, that "he was going to be a changed man after this morning," was more prophetic than he could have known!Athena isn't the usual young lady. A duel he never wanted in the first place leads to a young unmarried woman (and the deaf dog!) residing in his house without a chaperone after he accidentally shoots her younger brother, and everyone telling him he must marry her. Ever have one of those days when it would have been better to just stay in bed? That's howThe Duel begins for Ian, Earl of Marden.
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