Guinivere Courtney has proven herself a valued member of Society. As headmistress of Morton House she has shown a remarkable aptitude for properly finishing some of London's most unmanageable young ladies. But there is more to the prim and quiet miss than meets the Ton's eye. In truth, Guin's plain appearance carefully disguises a ravishing beauty... and her proper demeanor belies a scandalous past. Her charade is carefully devised to ward off suitors, and as such has succeeded admirably -- until the dashing and handsome Lord Corvin comes along. Roguish yet uncannily perceptive, Corvin senses the schoolmistress' hidden heart. And come Hell or high water, he is determined to help her expose it!