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.