Trial By Marriage by LINDSAY ARMSTRONG

Reform of the rake?

Sarah Sutherland: twenty-six years of age, wears horn-rimmed spectacles and works as a schoolteacher. ‘I suppose you could say I fit everyone’s picture of a typical spinster. I wish, though, that the fact I’ve taken a job in the outback of Australia didn’t automatically lead to the assumption that I’m out of here because I can’t find a man...or worse, don’t want one!

‘Cliff Wyatt certainly seems to think he just has to whistle and he can add me to his harem. Luckily, I’m immune to his charms. Or at least I thought I was. Now he’s started taking me seriously...and I know I’m in big trouble!’