Abigail's season doesn't go as planned, and when she encounters a distressed soldier, her attraction to him makes her realise that marriage might require more than liking her partner. When Abigail cuts ties with her uninterested suitor, she and another gentleman, Lord Haverstock, form an alliance. When her friendship with Lord Haverstock brings her indifferent suitor and Clarence's lady-love to heel, Abigail is uncomfortable with how her beau finally offers for her after stringing her along at the beginning of the season.
Things take a turn for the worse when Josephine, Abigail's sister and her beau announce their engagement. With her reputation in tatters and humiliation threatening to crush her, a man pulls Abigail from the ballroom. When Abi realises the man is her unnamed soldier, she listens as he proposes a way to fix her reputation.
When Dorothy, her betrothed's sister, arrives eager to share the latest gossip, Abigail suffers from the lies her Father and ex-fiance instigated. Taking refuge in a convent, Abigail nurses her broken heart and makes plans for her future. An unexpected visitor causes Abi to rethink her plans, and when she returns to Earl's mansion, her life takes another twist.
Is there a happy ending for Abigail, or are the lies told and believed too much to overcome?