She lost love once.
She never expected to find it twice.

Despite rumors of war, all of society has flocked to Brussels. Lady Mary Spence, a beautiful widow, fears for her military son when the the bugles of war trumpet. Her fears are compounded. She has hopes that her flighty daughter Abigail will make a love-match, just as she did. However, her own mother the viscountess is a vain social climber and wants only a brilliant match for Abigail. The viscountess selects a candidate for her granddaughter - one who tries to seduce Lady Spence!

The earl becomes entangled.

Lord Robert Kenmare thinks he is too old to be caught by a beautiful woman, but he is proved wrong. Events conspire to throw him into the way of Lady Mary Spence and her lovely daughter. Handsome, wealthy, and charming, the earl is everything Lady Spence wants for her daughter…or herself!