Jacey Trevallion waits impatiently to go to London for the Season, but her delight when the summons arrives soon evaporates when she discovers her father so much in debt he has pledged her entailed dowry to the equally dissolute Earl of Sheringham. Unable to hide her dislike of her future husband, Jacey becomes determined to effect a match between her father and the immensely wealthy Marchioness of Moncourt. But when the plan succeeds, Jacey discovers what her true feelings are