After Viola spars with Devin, he realizes that perhaps she's the right match for him after all. Devin has decided it’s time to marry and has his eye on Joan, the “real” Wilde daughter on the marriage mart. However, her plans for a late-night meeting are thwarted by Devin Lucas Augustus Elstan, Duke of Wynter. When Viola’s stepsister Joan learns of her deep-seated fears, Joan tells her to have confidence in herself as a “Wilde Child.” Bolstered by this single pep talk, Viola miraculously sheds years of crippling social anxiety and decides to pursue her interest in a handsome young vicar. Viola wishes she could stay at home with her pet crow and cows instead of running the gauntlet of society functions that make her feel ill and vomit. This judgement magnifies her own feelings of inadequacy she knows she doesn’t quite fit in with the rest of the Wildes, her stepfather’s raucous and rambunctious family. A young woman with a nervous disposition draws the attention of a duke looking for a wife.Īlthough Viola Astley's stepfather, the Duke of Lindow, loves her and claims her as his daughter, society doesn’t accept her as a proper lady.
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