Life is far from easy if you are outspoken as well as poor and plain as Emily found out during her London season. Expected to make her glamorous cousin shine, she spends much of her time on the side lines. But one evening she meets the reclusive Marcus Blackwell, who is more interested in changing laws than dancing with debutantes. As they get to know each other, Emily begins to wonder if rich aristocrats ever fall for a plain girl from the country.
