Lady Georgina Hawthorne has worked tirelessly to seal her place as the Incomparable for her debut season. At her first London ball, she hopes to snag the attention of an earl. With money and business connections, but without impeccable bloodlines, Colin McCrae is invited everywhere but accepted nowhere. When he first encounters Lady Georgina, he's irritated by his attraction to a woman who concerns herself only with status. What Colin doesn't know is that Georgina's desperate social aspirations are driven by a shameful secret.