On the eve of her thirtieth birthday, Amanda decides to "hire" a lover for a one-night stand, but for a delicious twist of fate the gorgeous man that shows up at her door is not the gigolo she was expecting. As the time goes by, Amanda feels like she is missing out on something that every woman should experience at least once in a lifetime, an experience that would certainly help her with her researches and writing process. Her position in society as a respected spinster and writer represents a safe zone, where men and the disappointments they usually bring along are not allowed. The truth of the matter is that she is afraid of men, always had an awkward kind of relationship with them.never really flirted with them, inspired respect and admiration maybe, but always kept them at distance. She has friends, a comfortable home, an interesting and profitable occupation. At the age of twenty-nine she is still unmarried and enjoying her independence too much to relinquish it. Proper Amanda Briars, the spinster novelist " with her quills and papers and ink-stained fingers" is a recognized figure in London literature circles.
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