Blanche Audley's old-fashioned grandfather cut off her
mother after she married Thomas Audley and his millions of "new
money," and for the last ten years since her parents' deaths, Blanche has
lived under the gloom of his disappointment. So when she recklessly loses a
thousand dollars to Etta Channing in a game of baccarat, she will do anything
to keep her foolish actions from him. Except he oversees every penny she spends
of the wealth her father left her, leaving her no way of paying the debt
without his knowledge.
Until Etta offers her a deal. Alexander Whealdon, one of the
most eligible bachelors in town, needs a companion to shepherd his younger
sister through her first season. Etta wants Blanche to take the position and
use it to infiltrate the household and pass along information that will help
Etta get her hooks into the reserved Mr. Whealdon. It seems like an easy way to
pay off the debt and save face at the same time. But the more Blanche sees of
Mr. Whealdon's playful side, not to mention his surprising generosity, the less
she wants to help Etta win him over.
Backing
out means humiliating herself and disappointing both her grandfather and Mr.
Whealdon, not to mention losing Miss Whealdon's trust and friendship, but if
she goes through with her promise to Etta, she will lose what might be her last
chance for love.
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