WhenRosina'sdearfriendleapttoherdeathafterthemanshelovedbetrayedher,shevowedvengeanceonallmen.Rosinadeclaredthatnomancouldbetrusted,includingSirJohnCrosby,memberofparliament,whomshehadsecretlylovedsincegirlhood.Nowadebutante,shefoundherselfcaughtupinawhirlofsocialactivity.Anelectionwasimminentandherfather,SirElroyClarendon,wasfavouredtobemadeagovernmentMinister.HernewfriendLadyDoreen,daughteroftheEarlofBlakemorewassecretlyinlovewithanunknownadmirer.ToRosina'sdismayheturnedouttobeArthurWoodward,themanwhosebetrayalhaddestroyedherfriend,andwhoseincriminatinglettersRosinapossessed.Inspiteofhisthreats,shedefiedhim.SirJohn,afterbegginghertostop,triedtoprotecther.HowtheydealtwiththevenomousWoodward,anddiscoveredtruelove,istoldinthisromanticnovel,the670thbyBarbaraCartland.