1815. Cassandra Hazeldon is on the run. Under duress to marry an unsuitable friend of her uncle, she rejects the advances of the suitor with the aid of a bronze figure. She makes her escape, penniless and with absolutely no idea what to do.

Cassandra inveigles herself into a grand mansion in London's Mayfair. Lord Irlam, or Hal to his friends, returns home drunk to find Cassandra fast asleep in his library. The orphaned heiress confides in Hal and he promises to help her.

Hal passes Cassandra off as a friend of his sister in the social whirl of Brighton, but as the summer stretches before them, things begin to unfold that will change the course of their futures forever . . .

A classic regency novel that brings together historical romance, sharp wit and passionate encounters, the genre has enjoyed a recent resurgence including bestsellers such as A Lady's Guide to Fortune Hunting Energetic digital marketing campaign drawing upon expected early endorsements from leading romance authors This entertaining romance is set between Brighton and London's high-society