Cedric Williamson has been hoodwinked into a unwise investment, to his dismay. Where to turn for advice? Perhaps his aunt's companion, Miss Jane Gabriel, might help- the pretty scholar always has her nose in a book and she seems to know everything worth knowing. But she betrays a charming inexperience when it comes to matters of the heart- a subject in which Cedric would have declare himself the expert.

Jane Gabriel find Cedric's attentions a distracting nuisance. She cannot imagine why he pays her so many compliments, brings her flowers, and flits with her shamelessly. A handsome rake of such renown cannot possibly be interested in her…or can he? This is the most intriguing question of all…