Extreme provocation

Lucy Winslow and Randal Marlborough met - or, rather, collided passionately - when Lucy went in search of her gambling father. Right away, Randal made it clear that he found her very attractive but Lucy turned to safe, comfortable Edward. When her father became bankrupt and Randal demanded that Lucy marry him, she had no choice but to go along with his wishes. Did her feelings for Edward really stand between her and Randal, or had she met her kindred spirit?