Lady Elizabeth receives an intriguing gift for her masked coming out ball, but her benefactor is a mystery. She indulges herself by wearing it anyway. Labelled a rake and forbidden to attend, the Marquess of San Teodoro sneaks into the ball for a dalliance in the hedge maze—only to discover Elizabeth wears surprisingly sensual jewelry. When she learns he intended to seduce someone else, Elizabeth is humiliated. And now she waits in dread. Will he blackmail her with a threat of ruin? Or demand something else?