NeverwasthereamorecharmeddebutantethantheimpeccableElizabethSt.James.HersterlingreputationmakesherafavoredguestinthemostexclusivehomesinNewYorkCity.Butbehindthegildedcurtainofturn-of-the-centurysociety,Elizabethdespisesbeinghermother'sperfect"specimen"andrefusestoforgivethewomanforhertreacherousfamilybetrayal.Now,withonlytwomonthsbeforeElizabethsetssailforLondontomarryaBritishlord,sheresolvestolivealifetimeofadventure--includingkissingamanunderthemoonandstars.AndElizabethhastheperfectcandidateinmind:Luke.
LucianGriffin,thebrotherofElizabeth'sdearestfriend,intendstoprotectElizabethfromlettingheradventuresforeversullyherreputation.Heknowstoowelltheregretsthatcomefromtakingunnecessaryrisks.Soonhisearnestfondnessforthesweetdebutantegiveswaytodeepaffection.Butifeitheristohaveachanceattrueloveandhappiness,theymusthavethecouragetoletgoofthepast--andthegracetoembraceforgiveness.