<p>Sarah Lamb doesn't have a family; Endellion Trengrouse has never fit in with his.</p><p>Immediately attracted the two have a brief flirtation at the Trengrouse Ball which ends disastrously when Endellion-known as Lion-finds out the truth behind Sarah's birth. Sarah isn't surprised by his reaction: she knows no respectable man will marry an illegitimate orphan.</p><p>But there's more to Sarah's parentage-and Endellion's-than either of them know. Can they find the truth¿and will that truth bring them together or drive them apart?</p>