About the book: 2003 / The modest companion of Lizzie Carlisle and the brilliant rake Devlin Kimball, Lord Strathmore, who rightfully earned the nickname The Devil. What could connect such different people? Only the whim of Devlin’s eccentric aunt, the Dowager Duchess, who is sure that Lizzie is the only woman capable of making her priceless nephew happy. At first, Lord Strathmore doubts whether the duchess has gone crazy, but gradually his contempt for the “poor provincial girl” turns into a burning, genuine passion for the only woman who stubbornly remains indifferent to his charms.