Set in Regency London, where honest employment possibilities for all women are few, and for gentlewomen fewer still, this is the story of a gentleman's daughter who expects her future to be like her past: looked after by someone who loves her.
But when Gwendolyn's parents die and leave her unprovided for, she is forced to earn her own living.
Heaven has blessed her with good looks, a sunny personality, and a measure of good luck. But what can she actually do? The truth is, nothing. As she says herself, she doesn't know anything.