As an eminently eligible bachelor, moving in the highest social echelons, Stone Barrington has always been the subject of interest and gossip—but after he's unexpectedly thrust into the limelight, he only wants to take cover. Fending off pesky nuisances left and right, Stone begins arranging his plans so secretively it would take a covert agent to unearth them. Unfortunately, his efforts only serve to increase the persistence of the most troublesome admirers, in this "irresistible, luxury-soaked soap opera" (Publishers Weekly), and when he runs afoul of a particularly tenacious lady, Stone ends up struggling to protect not just his reputation but his life.