At eighteen, Emmeline Ballentine’s father splashed out on one London season to introduce his daughter to polite society.  Sadly, for Emmeline, polite society was not terribly receptive to a city trader’s daughter.  She only ever caught one gentleman’s fancy, the dishonorable and gorgeous Jeremy Vance who made her head spin as he singled her out for attention at the balls and assemblies.  

 

Her worldly chaperone warned her he was making a May game of her, but Emmeline had not listened to Mrs. Laverdale’s warnings, or the titters of her fellow debutantes.  Consequently, her dreams were dashed into pieces, when at the close of the season, Jeremy announced his engagement to another.  

 

Ten years later, their paths cross again in Bath.  Emmeline is older and wiser, and a good deal poorer, and Jeremy is divorced.  There is absolutely no chance of him making a fool of her again with his shocking offer of marriage.  Is there?