"That is what all this is about, Maria. Money! It is the reason we came to this dreary house, so that Papa could arrange good marriages for us all!"
In Georgian England, arranged marriages are commonplace, and a practical way of repairing a family's fortunes, but when Miss Christina Harpollet learns she is to be sacrificed upon the matrimonial altar, she decides to take matters into her own hands.
Christina is plunged into a series of adventures, from which she is extricated by the kindness of Giles Malshanger and his family, but even when Christina thinks herself safe, her erstwhile suitor is seeking a terrible revenge.
A lively romantic adventure in the best Regency traditions.