title: And the Miss Ran Away With the Rake: Rhymes With Love
author:  Elizabeth Boyle 
description: *Starred Review* The first step in getting married is finding the right man, which is why Daphne Dale pseudonymously answers an advertisement in the Morning Chronicle by a sensible gentleman in search of a suitable wife. Soon the two are engaged in a lively correspondence. The prospect of finally meeting Mr. Dishworth is enough to goad Daphne into attending her friend Tabitha Timmons engagement ball, even if it means she must dance with the grooms uncle, Lord Henry Seldon. For three centuries, the Dales and Seldons have been feuding, and if any of Daphnes relatives discover that she is fraternizing with the enemy, Daphne knows they will permanently consider her persona non grata. Of course, this in nothing compared to what will ensue once Daphne discovers the true identity of Mr. Dishworth. The effervescent plot and wickedly witty writing in the second installment in RITA Award-winning Boyles Rhymes with Love series is in its unique way evocative of the cinematic classic, The Shop around the Corner (and its 1998 counterpart, Youve Got Mail), and Boyle has the same irresistibly light touch as director Ernst Lubitsch when it comes to mixing love and laughter. --John Charles
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  And the Miss Ran Away With the Rake
  
  Rhymes With Love
  
  Elizabeth Boyle
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Dedication](index_split_003.html#filepos4253)
  
  To my readers,
  
  This, my twentieth book, is dedicated to each and every one of you.
  
  To those of you who have been with me since the beginning and to those of you
  who have found me along the way.
  
  Your letters, notes, e-mails, encouragement and friendship have taught me more
  about the power of storytelling than anything else.
  
  Thank you for being at my side through the good days, and especially through
  the trying ones.
  
  You hold my heart and appreciation.
  
  Bless you all,
  
  Elizabeth, your devoted fan
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Author’s Note](index_split_003.html#filepos4369)
  
  Dear Reader,
  
  In a tiny corner of England, there was a village that boasted a curse. Now,
  most places would rather ignore the fact that they were cursed, but not
  Kempton. Their curse made them unique, and they clung to it with a stubborn
  resolve.
  
  Who was to argue with a curse that left eve