Where was Uncle Albert? The day of Lady Whilton’s nuptials was fast approaching, and the spiteful old lout had disappeared. Daphne Whilton, the bride’s daughter, knew what happened. She had found him dead in his chambers and vowed to keep it a secret, fearing the miser’s legacy would destroy her mother’s glorious wedding.

Lord Graydon Howell, the groom’s son-and Daphne’s former betrothed!-had lent his hand to the matter, moving Albert to the wine cellar. However, Albert’s adventure was only beginning, thanks to a pair of thieves, a house full of guests, and the reluctant conspiracy joining Daphne and Gray, who were hardly in the perfect circumstance for reawakening romance…