His desire was for another... Recently dismissed by his mistress, Baxter Montgomery is in a bad mood. As he watches her flit around the ballroom, he wants nothing more than to re-secure her favor. In a moment of inspiration, he decides to make her jealous with the next woman he sees. ...until a ploy becomes an obsession Lady Arden St. Clair is in her third season. Her only aim is to have fun. She has no illusions of finding a husband, and is only amused when she literally bumps into a handsome stranger. But as a chance meeting becomes much more, she is faced with the dilemma of her life. Because he's in love with his mistress Baxter is struck by Arden's enjoyment of life and finds that he no longer wishes for what has passed, but longs for what he sees in the future. But can he convince Arden that his love is for her and her alone?