Соблазнительная скромница

Ledi Ėlizabet Uitmorlend predpochitaet provoditʹ vechera v biblioteke, a ne na zvanykh rautakh, no polozhenie debi͡utantki obi͡azyvaet ee poi͡avli͡atʹsi͡a na vsekh balakh sezona. Chtoby izbavitʹsi͡a ot nazoĭlivogo vnimanii͡a beschislennykh poklonnikov, Ėliza brosaet vyzov samomu nepristupnomu predstaviteli͡u vysshego sveta. Kristofer Sent-Kler, markiz Klermont, ne opuskaetsi͡a do ukhazhivaniĭ za zhenshchinami. No on ne privyk ignorirovatʹ broshennye emu vyzovy, poėtomu, kogda derzkai͡a debi͡utantka predlagaet sygratʹ partii͡u v shakhmaty, on bez razdumiĭ soglashaetsi͡a. V ėtoĭ igre Krisu eshche ne sluchalosʹ proigryvatʹ, poėtomu ego ne pugaet, chto v sluchae porazhenii͡a emu pridetsi͡a t͡selyĭ sezon igratʹ rolʹ poklonnika i͡unoĭ ledi. No v ėtot raz Krisu ne uĭti ot porazhenii͡a. A znachit, emu i Ėlize predstoit provesti vmeste t͡selyĭ sezon. No udastsi͡a li im ustoi͡atʹ pered charami drug druga?

Lady Elizabeth Whitmoreland prefers to spend her evenings in the library rather than at dinner parties, but her position as a debutante obliges her to appear at all balls of the season. To get rid of the annoying attention of countless fans, Eliza challenges the most unapproachable representative of high society. Christopher St. Clair, Marquess of Claremont, does not stoop to courting women. But he's not used to ignoring challenges thrown at him, so when a cheeky debutante offers to play a game of chess, he agrees without hesitation. Chris has never lost in this game before, so he's not afraid that if he loses, he'll have to play the role of a young lady's admirer for a whole season. But Chris can't escape defeat this time. This means that he and Eliza will have to spend the whole season together. But will they be able to resist each other's charms?