Miss Thornrose And The Rake
by Geraldine Burrows

She has the face of an angel, the gall of an adventuress, and the vocabulary of an Oxford don. She dresses like a Quaker and has some radical ideas about society. She is Verity Thornrose, the last in a philanthropic, reform-minded family. But when Verity's latest charitable endeavor lands her in the clutches of the infamous Earl of Brathmere, he mistakes her for a lady of the night. Although Verity flees, the Earl is intrigued by this lovely highflier—and determines to track her down.

Soon enough, Verity discovers, to her horror, that she has put her reputation in the hands of a rakehell. All the while, a scorned admirer will not rest until Verity is confined to a Reformatory for Wayward Females Who Have Fallen for the First Time. Now all Verity has to rely on is her namesake—the truth...