As a young woman prepares for her social debut in fin de siecle New York, she feels increasingly confined by social expectations, her ignorance, and her corset. Her family has bet their small fortune that she can, in turn, entrap the heir of a banking family. Yet as she carefully navigates the pitfalls of the social scene, she finds her heart lies elsewhere--and that her family's fortune is built on unethical activity. Although this was a inspirational romance, it was not at all preachy and very well-done.