Light fingers, fast feet, a quick wit and empathy for the downtrodden-none of these qualities will help Miss Francis 'Flightly' Headley fit in with Regency Society. They are perfect for a young woman helping the infamous Hestia Wright at Half Moon House, however. And they might be exactly what is needed to find Hestia's long-lost son. Lost is Mr. Rhys Caradec's preferred state. An artist and a hedonist, he lives his life exactly as he wishes-unfettered and free. He has no interest in either of his warring parents, but finds himself unexpectedly fascinated with his mother's assistant. Each believes they can bring the other around to their way of thinking. Both recognize the rising passion between them-but they are far too different, their circumstances too convoluted, for them to ever fall in love . . .