Mr. Cyrus Ptolemy Ravensthorpe wants only one thing in his life: to reclaim his family's status in society, lost after his mother married a solicitor scandalously below her station.  To do this, Cyrus has a plan, one step of which is to marry a woman of eminent respectability. Lucy Towerton, unassuming and proper with a pleasing figure and no noticeable passions, is the perfect choice.  So he meets he meets her, speaks to her father, and is promptly betrothed to her.  He just might not have remembered to woo her...

Lucy Towerton, known not-so-affectionately as "The Tower" by the ton for her vertically-gifted appearance, has recently come into a large, unexpected fortune, and is now one of the most sought after society misses.  Some would say her transformation wallflower to the belle of the ball is a real life fairy tale.  All Lucy knows is that now she must break her engagement to the very attractive, but lamentably untitled Cyrus—a perfectly acceptable fiancé when she was penniless, but now her mother insists she must aim much higher.

And even though Lucy is undeniably infatuated with Cyrus, she will break the engagement.  Because no matter how proper a girl is, she deserves some passion in her life. And she's not sure Cyrus is the man to provide it.  Cyrus, however, is quite sure that he is....