Lady Arabella Blydonhas beauty and a brain, and shes tired of men who can see only one without the other.When a suitor tells Arabella hes willing to overlook her appalling bluestocking tendencies on account of her looks and fortune, she decides to take a break from the Marriage Mart. During an extended stay in the country, she never expects to meetLord John Blackwood, a wounded war hero who intrigues her like no other man.Lord John has lived through the worst horrors of war but nothing could have been as terrifying to his tormented heart as Lady Arabella. She is intoxicating, infuriating and she makes him want to live again. Suddenly hes writing bad poetry and climbing trees in the pitch-dark night just so he can dance with her as the clock strikes midnight. And even though he knows he can never be the sort of man she deserves, he cant help wanting her. But when the harsh light of day replaces the magic of midnight, can this tormented soul learn to love again?