A tingle of pleasure startled Lady Barry as she accepted the hand of the masked stranger at the Raneleagh Gardens. But he was now the Earl of Prideau and no stranger, having broken his pledge of love in their youth. Suddenly he is everywhere she turns.Lady Barry, struggling to free her late husband s estate, Gromley Hall, from his debts, finds her life turned awry with the revelation of his identity. Attempts are made on her stepson s life and she is accused. This charge does not worry her as much as Prideau, who torments her.When a summer house party is arranged at Gromley Hall, all pieces of the puzzle are in one place. Will Prideau be discovered as the villain or will he, as Lady Barry s heart dares to hope, solve the mystery and once again present her with a promise rose?