Five years ago Allegra Nesbitt’s life change forever.  Her father, Oxie suddenly inherited the title of the Earl of  Sunderland.  All her life she and her parents lived a simple and carefree life.  Allegra wasn’t brought up as a Lady of Society but an ordinary girl who got into fights, got dirty and didn’t have to worry about titles, balls or acceptable behavior. 

Allegra also grew up as an accomplice in many of her fathers schemes and pranks, something Oxie Nesbitt is best known for.  That is why when Oxie announces that they will be going to London for the Season, Allegra doesn’t believe him one bit, she is certain that he is pulling another of his endless jokes because she knows that her mother, Countess Magdalen is too embarrassed to return to London after the fiasco that occurred when she and Oxie first inherited their titles.  Oxie pulled so many disastrous pranks on all of London’s elite Society years ago that they have yet to forgive him and have shunned him and the Countess. 

But much to Allegra’s surprise, they are all on their way to London for the Season and she is certain the trip will be another disaster and bring more embarrassment to her mother and to herself as she knows nothing about being a Lady among Society.  And she realizes that her father is also under the notion of finding her a husband, which she is determined he will not do. For Lady Allegra Nesbitt, her loving, sweet ever the handful of a father has gone to far.....and she is going to teach him a lesson.

When Armand Gauthier, their London neighbor invites her family to a ball that he is hosting, Allegra suspects his motives and schemes her way into his house.  After their first meeting both Armand and Allegra are enchanted with one another and begin spending time together, each having their own agendas.  Allegra is determined to show her father that she won’t marry just because he wishes her to, so she and Armand make a pact and set into motion a scheme that to teach the notorious joker, Earl Oxie a lesson or two.  Spending time with Armand also gives Allegra the opportunity to learn who he really is.  He has many secrets and Allegra can’t resist uncovering them all.  But neither of them are sure who they are fooling: Oxie, Society....or themselves.