Major Richard Chanceller had been on some difficult assignments, but passing as a tutor for a respectable family had to be the most challenging. His tast was to exposse a traitor, but his instant awareness of Miss Pandora Compton, chateline of the estate made the subterfuge increasingly difficult.

Four years of war and even more years of trying to save the family estate have knocked the daredevil out of Jack Compton. He's hanging on to his place in society by the skin of his teeth. Seeing Lacey Chancellor joyously dancing the Charleston brings his passion for life back full force! As luck would have it, this wealthy heiress is drawn to him. But pride is a powerful thing. Unwilling to be branded a fortune hunter, will Jack choose honor over love?