Book excerpt: Elizabeth Mayfield is the wildly successful author of several lurid novels written under the pseudonym of Mrs. Bethfrey. Basingstoke is a bored and disillusioned earl who makes a wager that somewhere there is a woman who would marry him without knowing his title or wealth. When they meet, it is both a match and a clash of wills certain to alter both their destinies. A traditional Regency by the award winning author April Kihlstrom. Note: This was originally published as an NAL Signet Traditional Regency.