While in the town of Spindle Cove, a haven for ladies with delicate constitutions, to gather a militia, the new Earl of Rycliff meets his match in Susanna Finch, a woman who is determined to save her personal utopia from the invasion of his makeshift army. Original Part of the "Spindle Cove" series, this title is set in a seaside resort town for ladies of good breeding and delicate constitution.