Arabella

To Arabella Tallant, daughter of a provincial minister, the invitation to stay with her London godmother was like the key to heaven, for in addition to living in the glamorous city, Arabella might even find a suitable husband there.

Under her godmother's watchful eye, Arabella met all the eligible young men. But only one caught her fancy: Mr. Beaumarais, the most handsome-and dedicated bachelor in London. That gentleman, however, although a most artful matrimonial dodger, badly underestimated his seemingly naive adversary....