Ailia O'Neill is not the average Dublin debutant. She spends time teaching English to Gaelic peasants--and painting the local wildlife. But with her brother running for British Parliament on behalf of Ireland, Ailia is expected to socialize with the political set. Her disdain for the English partisans is evident, but no more so than for Lord Clane. And she knows nothing of Lord Clane's notorious past--or that his future includes plans to steal her heart...