Light fingers, fast feet, a quick wit and empathy for the downtrodden-none of these qualities will help Miss Francis 'Flightly' Headley fit in with Regency Society. They are perfect for a young woman helping the infamous Hestia Wright at Half Moon House, however. And they might be exactly what is needed to find Hestia's long-lost son. >Lost is Mr. Rhys Caradec's preferred state. An artist and a hedonist, he lives his life exactly as he wishes-unfettered and free. He has no interest in either of his warring parents, but finds himself unexpectedly fascinated with his mother's assistant.>Each believes they can bring the other around to their way of thinking. Both recognize the rising passion between them-but they are far too different, their circumstances too convoluted, for them to ever fall in love . . .