A rakish colonel wanting a wife locks horns with a headstrong beauty in this Regency romance.A virtuous virgin-that’s what he needed A thrifty, industrious, wholesome bride! Certainly not an exotic aristocrat like Clarissa Beaumont, who set trends and dazzled suitors with equal passion. A more unsuitable wife St. John Sandiford found impossible to imagine! Why then couldn’t he get Clarissa out of his mind-or his heart?A good set-down-that’s what he deserved!Though Sinjin Sandiford was rightly called "hero, " he could sometimes fall short of "gentleman, " Lady Beaumont fumed. Why, the cad had refused her help in making an advantageous match-yet still he managed to stir the most unseemly feelings within her . . . !Praise for The Proper Wife"A spirited Regency-era romance that far outshines the usual fare. . . . Readers will devour [Justiss’s] tantalizing tale with gusto." -Publishers Weekly"Justiss skillfully blends traditional Regency attention to detail with a touch of humor and of irony, but, best of all, with a witty love story." -Romantic Times