The much-anticipated prequel to A is for Arson and the entire Langley & Porter series. Elena Langley's brother, Alexander, has come home from school after years away, bringing with him the childhood friend of his who plagued her, Nathaniel Harrison. She is loathe to see Mr. Harrison returned until she sees what a handsome man he's grown into. When Mrs. Langley's vanity pushes Elena's entrance into society back another year, she's forced to endure the season's social engagements with men whose company would be deemed appropriate. Men like her father, her brother, and the infuriating Mr. Harrison who seems intent on accomplishing nothing in London but getting under her skin. Or is it under her dress?