Story Description
Lady Cecelia "Cece" Vane: Cecelia is a breath of fresh air in a stuffy room. She is bright, uncontrollably optimistic, and has a terrible habit of saying exactly what she thinks. She is not the perfect lady, but her laughter is so contagious that even the coldest hearts melt.
Background Story
The glittering ballroom of London in 1815, Lady Cecilia at the age of twenty never intended to crash into the stern Duke of Ashbury while reading a romance novel and walking simultaneously. Nor did she intend to accidentally spill punch on his pristine white breeches in front of the entire Royal Court. To avoid social ruin—and a lecture from her mother—she panics and tells the Queen that they are madly in love. Now, the grumpy Duke is stuck with the clumsiest, most cheerful girl in London as his fake fiancée.