Asked by her uncle to join her five female cousins in London, heiress Lady Jane Pennington provides bait to the bachelors for her dowerless cousins in hopes they will snag a husband. Jane accepts the role of pampered society lady, while trying to forget the years of deprivation she and her mother endured after the death of her father. Her obligation is now to provide Mother with all the comings and goings from her uncle's home.

Ethan Damont, a disinherited merchant's son, dangles between two worlds. Rejected by his father as a gambling ne'er-do-well, Ethan courts society with his charming and non-threatening behavior to the virgin debutantes. He's the perfect extra man needed at dinner parties. He gambles with the husbands and flirts with the innocent, while entertaining the experienced ladies with his expertise in the bedroom. His parasitic lifestyle fits him fine. When he's unwillingly recruited to spy on a traitor, Ethan rebels at the idea, until the traitor's delicious niece tempts him to change his mind.

Jane finds Ethan outrageous and irresistible, but very unsuitable. The temptation and promises Ethan sees in Jane's eyes lands him in trouble. Danger ensues and Jane's worst nightmares come true when she's committed against her will in Bedlam Mental Hospital. Ethan, frantic to rescue her, can't do so without compromising the mission.

Ms. Bradley weaves her tantalizing plot between two series, Liar's Club and Royal Four, providing readers with rich entertainment. The horrifying scene at Bedlam is riveting, yet she balances the horror with passion and humor.