01759cam a2200289 i 4500 1164500712 TxAuBib 20160608120000.0 140825s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781250042095 paperback 1250042097 paperback (OCoLC)889164308 YDXCP eng YDXCP BTCTA BDX OCLCQ DYJ OI6 TxAuBib rda Bowman, Valerie, author. The unlikely lady / Valerie Bowman. St. Martin's paperback edition. New York, NY : St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2015. 335 pages ; 18 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Certain that no man wants a bluestocking for a wife, Miss Jane Lowndes is careful to wield her books and her spectacles as weapons against matrimony. Convincing her ambitious mama that she's content to stay a spinster is easier said than done, however. It's a good thing Jane is not above a bit of manufactured scandal if it will keep her from the altar, and the argumentative, contrary Lord Garrett Upton. With the war over, Garrett is determined to enjoy his bachelor's life while he can, even when it means attending a house party in celebration of a friend's wedding--and suffering Jane's notorious disdain. But when a masquerade ball leads to a mistaken kiss, he's surprised to learn that Jane's bookish exterior hides a truly passionate soul. When two such headstrong people are determined to remain unattached, can love lead to a happy ending? 20160608. Love stories. Historical fiction. TXKIP