"Persons of our rank do not fall in love!"

So declares the Dowager Lady Graceover as she sends her niece Beatrice to London in search of a suitable husband for the Dowager's granddaughter Eleanor.

Thus armed with a list of candidates for a Proper Match for her younger cousin Eleanor, reserved Beatrice embarks on her first Season and soon finds herself crossing every eligible man off her list...with the exception of handsome Justin Serle.

Despite her own feelings for Justin, Beatrice is determined to save him for her cousin Eleanor.

But as Eleanor has her own ideas about whom she will marry, the Dowager is bound to be in for a surprise when her machinations are put to the test.