As one of the handsomest men in all of England, the Duke of Kendalwood has never lacked for female companionship and plain, soft-spoken Merry Clearwater is exactly the sort of woman he usually OVERlooks. But from the moment he meets her demure gaze across the table at a dinner party, the duke is helplessly intrigued. But can a stuttering wallflower steal the heart of England's most notorious bachelor in time for Christmas?