Damaris Chance’s unhappy past has turned her off the idea of marriage forever. But her guardian‚ Lady Beatrice Davenham‚ convinces her to come out anyway — and have a season of carefree‚ uncomplicated fun. Trapped in a compromising situation with handsome rake Freddy Monkton-Coombes‚ she must agree to wed him — as long as it’s in name only. And although he seems to accept her terms‚ Freddy has a plan of his own.