Charmaine Brightley will soon lose her family’s inheritance to a distant male cousin. So when the time comes to marry, she plans to make a practical match to protect her younger sisters’ precarious financial situation. Meanwhile, guests flock to the popular gaming tables Lady Charmaine designed to raise money for the “deserving” poor. If any of the ton were to discover who receives their generous donations, however, the revelation would ruin Charmaine. Not that she respects the opinions of London Society. Since her devastating first season, redemption has been her true purpose in life. For Charmaine, romantic love is a ridiculous notion meant to entice the young and foolish. Until a dashing stranger appears at her masquerade ball, and their mutual desire catches fire.