Young, tender, and highly impressionable, Lady Regan can't help but be intrigued by her brother's wayward friends the wickedly charming Lords of Vice. One man in particular, the dashing Lord Hugh Mordare (known simply as "Dare" among the ton), utterly captivates her in spite of his reputation as a notorious womanizer. But when she steals an innocent kiss from Dare, Regan is swiftly packed off to boarding school, safely away from danger and desire.

Five years later, Regan returns a proper lady and ravishing beauty. Miss Swann's Academy for Young Ladies has taught her how to behave in...