Young Ashley Calder’s whole life changed when she met Jake Seton. For Jake was unlike any other man she had ever met, and beyond her reach in just about every way. He was far too old and sophisticated for her, his social sphere was far removed from her own – and above all, he was shortly to be married this fiancée, the glamorous Barbara Forrest. So why did he persist in making it clear to Ashley that the attraction was by no means only on her side?