Books by Meg Cabot

Emerson, an average-looking sixteen-year-old, awakens after a strange accident to find herself trapped in the body of a supermodel and, disliking the fanfare in which she is suddenly engulfed, struggles to figure out how to get back to the simple life she loved so much with the help of her skeptical best friend, Christopher.

Fifteen-year-old Samantha is the family nonconformist. The middle child in a family of overachievers, Samantha feels stuck between her popular, cheerleading older sister, Lucy, and her genius younger sister, Rebecca. To further complicate matters, Samantha is harboring a crush an Lucy's pierced aspiring-artist boyfriend, Jack. Then one day Samantha foils an attempted assassination of the President of the United States and discovers that her own life has been forever changed.

Having moved to Annapolis, Maryland, with her medievalist parents, high school junior Ellie enrolls at Avalon High School where several students may or may not be reincarnations of King Arthur and his court.

In an installment that marks the exciting finale to author's first manga series--which continues where her best-selling novel, Avalon High, left off--the fate of the world rests in Ellie's and Will's hands. Original. 25,000 first printing.

Being Nikki is harder than Em Watts ever suspected, and coping with a zillion ex-boyfriends is just the tip of the iceberg. Juggling the ever growing evil of Stark Enterprises, an obsessed pop star, the boy she really loves, and making sure that her sister stays out of trouble is much, much more than Em bargained for. This is the second novel in Meg Cabot's Airhead series.

When the new girl at school, Cheyenne, begins bossing everyone around and accusing people of being childish for not acting the way she does, Allie Finkle takes a stand against the pressure being put upon her in order to remain true to the person who matters most--herself!

A third installment of a new series that began with Size 12 Is Not Fat and Size 14 Is Not Fat Either finds pop-star-turned amateur sleuth Heather Wells engaging in a secret relationship with attractive student Tad before her new boss is found dead at the height of a student strike. Original. 125,000 first printing.

A gossip columnist in New York meets a man she knows she can love--unless it turns out that he's too good to be true. This first adult novel by the author of the young-adult Princess Diaries series is told entirely in email.

Meg Cabot, best known for the bestselling YA series the Princess Diaries, and author of several historical and contemporary romances, makes her chick lit debut. Bureaucratic and romantic mishaps ensue when Holly and Mark elope to Italy and maid of honor Jane (creator of a cartoon cat) and best man Cal (a cynical journalist) go with them for the wedding. The various characters who narrate the book do so entirely through their e-mail and diary entries.

A collection of personal essays by some of today's most popular young adult and women's fiction writers considers the ways in which the books of Judy Blume influenced their emotional, social, and physical developments, in a volume that includes contributions by Meg Cabot, Cara Lockwood, and Megan McCafferty. 50,000 first printing.

Although she has recently completed a 400-page romance novel, Princess Mia, in her last month of high school, has yet to pick a college, find a prom dress, or decide if her boyfriend J. P. is really "The One."

Featuring contributions by Jennifer Weiner, Meg Cabot, Sophie Kinsella, Marian Keyes, and Sarah Mlynowski, this unrivaled collection of twenty-one short stories is filled with unforgettable characters that learn to grow up, move on, and get their lives back on track.

My name is Susannah Simon, and I am a mediator, a liason between the living and the dead. If you think this gets in the way of my attempt at a normal 16-year-old life, you'd be right. You try going to the mall while constantly being accosted by the undead.

Not that this is a bad thing all the time. Like, for example, when I discovered my bedroom is haunted by Jesse, the ghost of a 19th-century hottie. While I haven't made much progress with him (only one kiss so far), I remain optimistic. Jesse's inexplicable resistance to my charms is not my only obstacle, though: there's this other guy. A live one, who has the same gift of gab with the undead I have. In the same way I'm after Jesse, this guy is after me. And he knows how to send Jesse to the Great Beyond. For good.

So I guess you could say I'm haunted. I just never thought it would be by someone who isn't dead.

In Volume I
Mia discovers she is the heir to the throne of a small European principality (Genovia; pop. 50,000), and is properly horrified. Also: paparazzi, Algebra, an unethical beau, and a wholly inappropriate Sidecar recipe.

In Volume II
Mia takes matters into her own hands by calling her first press conference. Also: a secret admirer, an unexpected elopement (but not by Mia!), and a surprise ending fit for New York's most reluctant royal.

Immortalized by the silver screen
The Princess Diaries' Princess Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo has a life most can only dream of. Now read in her own words the (fictional) story of a real American princess.

Princess Mia presents a guide to the winter holidays, including the story behind some traditions, gift suggestions, make-up and fashion tips for seasonal parties, recipes, and craft ideas. Reprint.

After the Super Big Gulp incident, Steph Landry, now known as the town screw-up, discovers a little book called "How to Be Popular," which propels her into a world of popularity with hilarious--and romantic--results. Reprint.

Having had bad luck all of her life, Jinx feels inspired when she moves in with her aunt and uncle in New York City, but when her cousin turns out to be a real brat and a member of a coven, Jinx's bad luck seems to be just the thing needed to keep her cousin's bad magic in check. Reprint.

Ellie and Will are trying to have a normal life, now that they know Will is probably King Arthur reincarnated, but according to an ancient prophecy, Will may still be in danger, in a manga sequel to Avalon High. Original.

Forced to move into an ancient Victorian home a good distance away from her friends and the modern life she once lived and loved, nine-year-old Allie Finkle must learn to deal with the unhappy transition, the creepiness of her new room, and the reality that she is now "the new girl" at school. Simultaneous.

The emotionally charged issues of best friendship, moving, and growing up are treated with humor and sensitivity by bestselling author Meg Cabot. Nine-year-old Allie enjoys rules and routine, and even has a special notebook filled with helpful rules so that she doesn't upset her extremely sensitive best friend, Mary Kay. When a horrified Allie learns that her family is moving across town to a creepy old house, she decides she needs to do everything possible to stop it. How can she leave everything she knows best behind? This is the first book in the middle grade series, Allie Finkle's Rules For Girls.

In the second book of popular author Meg Cabot's Allie Finkle series, the buoyant young heroine finds herself confronting one of the most feared things in childhood: the first day at a new school. Luckily, Allie already has a couple of friends, but the transition is still rough. An awful girl named Rosemary makes fun of her for everything, and Allie gets more and more hurt and frustrated. What can she do? Will school be ruined forever?

Nicola always gets what she wants.

Nicola Sparks, sixteen and an orphan, is ready to dive headlong into her first glittering London society season. She's also ready to dive headlong into the arms of handsome and debonair Lord Sebastian Bartholomew. Nicola's dream is a proposal from the viscount -- a dream she's about to realize at last! So naturally, Nathaniel Sheridan's insinuations about her fiancé's flawed character annoy her mightily.

But when Nicola's natural curiosity gets the best of her, she begins to piece together a few things for herself. To her great surprise, Nicola realizes she's had the wrong viscount all along…but is it too late to make things right?

Nicola Sparks, 16 and an orphan, is ready to dive headlong into her first glittering London society season. She's also ready to dive headlong into the arms of handsome and debonair Lord Sebastian Bartholomew. Nicola's dream is a proposal from the viscount, a dream she's about to realize at last! So naturally, Nathaniel Sheridan's insinuations about her fiance's flawed character annoy her mightily.

But when Nicola's natural curiosity gets the best of her, she begins to piece together a few things for herself. To her great surprise, Nicola realizes she's had the wrong viscount all along...but is it too late to make things right?

Having become a proficient liar in order to keep everyone happy, rising high school senior Katie Ellison is stunned when her old middle school friend and local pariah Tommy Sullivan returns to town--an event that makes her see things in a whole new light. Reprint.

The seventh Princess Diaries outing finds Mia's life crazier than ever, thanks to her being partially responsible for a bankrupt senior class (those recycling bins were pricey!), a horrible, embarrassing scheme of her grandmother's that involves singing, and worst of all, Michael's college party. Mia's just not a party girl, but she's determined to try her best, even if it means using Paris Hilton as a role model. Meg Cabot is the author of many bestselling young adult books, including THE PRINCESS DIARIES and READY OR NOT.

Sleeping Beauty,
Victoria,
Cleopatra,
Snow White,
Elizabeth,
Pocahontas,
Mia Thermopolis:
all princesses

Do YOU have what it takes
to be a princess?
princess mia will help you find out

Best-selling Princess Diaries author Meg Cabot and acclaimed fashion artist Chesley McLaren team up again to display this clever royal roster of princesses of the world. Big or small, old or new, fact or fiction, our favorite princess Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo (aka Mia) will point out why these princesses rule, and how any girl can too!

She's just a New York City girl living with her artist mom...

News Flash: Dad is prince of Genovia. (So that's why a limo meets her at the airport!)

Downer: Dad can't have any more kids. (So no heir to the throne.)

Shock of the Century: Like it or not, Mia Thermopolis is prime princess material.

Mia must take princess lessons from her dreaded grandmére, the dowager princess of Genovia, who thinks Mia has a thing or two to learn before she steps up to the throne.

Well, her father can lecture her until he's royal-blue in the face about her princessly duty -- no way is she moving to Genovia and leaving Manhattan behind. But what's a girl to do when her name is Princess Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo?

2001 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers (ALA), Books for the Teen Age 2001 (NYPL) and 2001 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA)

With Michael, her geeky but gorgeous boyfriend, at Columbia, Mia is sure there's absolutely nothing to look forward to in 10th grade. She discovers just how wrong she is when her best friend Lily's nomination forces Mia to run against her arch nemesis, Lana Weinberger, for student council president. Even worse, Genovia might be expelled from the European Union due to the small matter of 10,000 algae-eating snails. However, everything pales in comparison to the fact that Michael might want to DO IT! How on earth is Mia going to deal with all of these problems? This is the sixth installment in the popular PRINCESS DIARIES series.

What could be better than finding out you're a princess? Well, nothing. But a sparkly, cute box set containing your two favorite books comes awfully close.

The Princess Diaries Collection includes the paperback editions of the first two books in the New York Times best-selling series, The Princess Diaries, and Princess in the Spotlight.

Princess lessons,
coronation ceremonies,
peace negotiations,
palace revelry,
tiara cleanings,
and random soirees:

A princess must have somewhere to write it all down!

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW TO BE A PRINCESS --

OR

JUST LIVE LIKE ONE

Compiled by
MIA THERMOPOLIS
aka
Princess
Amelia
Mignonette
Grimaldi
Thermopolis
Renaldo
of Genovia

Having recently broken up with Michael, Mia tries to cope with the loss as best she can, but with the revelation of an old family secret and the fate of the kingdom of Genovia at hand, the young princess is aware that her romantic problems are the least of her worries in this ninth installment to this popular series for young adults. Reprint.

Mia would give all the jewels in Genovia for the perfect present

Every year, Princess Mia spends the holidays in Genovia with Grandmère. This year, she's looking forward to the most perfect Christmas ever: her boyfriend, Michael, and her best friend, Lilly, are coming to Genovia, too.

But even a princess's plans can go awry. Lilly has a lot to learn about palace protocol, and with all the state holiday functions Mia must attend, there's no time to linger under the mistletoe with Michael. Worst of all, Mia hasn't been able to find him the perfect gift.

Can Mia stop her (bah-hum)bugging long enough to see that the perfect present has nothing to do with international express courier -- and everything to do with real love? (Though some shiny silver ribbon never hurts ...)

Princess Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo may seem the luckiest girl ever.

She's a princess, for starters. She also lives in New York City. And while she's no supermodel, mirrors do not crack at her reflection. Best of all, she finally has a boyfriend.

The truth is, however, that Mia spends all her time doing one of three things: preparing for her nerve-racking entrée into Genovian society under the slave-driving but elegant Grandmére, slogging through congestion unique to Manhattan in December, and avoiding further smooches from her hapless boyfriend, Kenny.

All she wants is a little peace and quiet...and a certain someone else to be her boyfriend. For Mia, being a princess in love is not the fairy tale it's supposed to be...or is it?

Things are looking up for Mia: she's the newest staffer on the school paper, and her miraculous completion of freshman Algebra is just around the corner. Plus she's about to get a new baby brother or sister. Could things possibly get any better?

But in her heart of hearts, Mia has one wish: an evening spent with Michael in a tux and a corsage on her wrist; in other words, the PROM. Michael, however, does not seem to share the dream that is the prom. Worse still, a service workers strike (with Grandmere and Lilly at the heart of it and on opposite sides) threatens the very existence of this year's prom.

Will the strike end in time? Can Michael be dissuaded from his anti-prom views? Most importantly, will Mia get to wear her pink prom dress?

Also, as a precursor to Princess in Pink, this audiobook includes Project Princess: The Princess Diaries, Volume 4 and 1/2.

Hammer in hand, Princess Mia embarks on an epic adventure for one so admittedly unhandy: along with her cohorts from school, she's off to build houses for the less fortunate. It doesn't take Mia long to realize that helping others (while an unimpeachably noble pastime) is very hard work. Will her giving spirit prevail? Will the house collapse due to royally clumsy construction? And most importantly, will Michael stop working long enough to kiss her?

With Michael, her geeky but gorgeous boyfriend, at Columbia Mia is sure there's absolutely nothing to look forward to in 10th grade. She discovers just how wrong she is when best friend Lily's nomination forces Mia to run against arch nemesis Lana Weinberger for student council president. Even worse, Genovia might be expelled from the European Union due to the small matter of 10,000 algae-eating snails. However, everything pales in comparison to the fact that Michael might want to DO IT! How on earth is Mia going to deal with all of these problems? This is the sixth installation in the popular PRINCESS DIARIES series.

Princess Mia is introduced to her Genovian subjects, and more importantly, she goes out on a date.

Just when Mia thinks life will be back to normal, her indomitable grandmere schedules a national television interview for Mia, her best friend Lilly styles herself Svangali to an Indiana newcomer, and her mother starts dating her algebra teacher. Read by Anne Hathaway. Book available.

Just when Mia thought she had the whole Princess thing under control...

Things get out of hand, fast!

Since Mia's the brand-new crown princess of Genovia, indomitable dowager princess Grandmere arranges a national primetime interview for her. With just a few innocent remarks, Mia manages to enrage her best friend Lilly, practically get one of her teachers fired, and alienate the entire country of Genovia. (Population 50,000, but still!)

There's the havoc of the interview's aftermath and her dreaded princess lessons at the Plaza. Plus an unexpected announcement from her mother, and intriguing, exasperating letters from a secret admirer. Mia is swept up in a whirlwind of royal intrigue the likes of which hasn't been seen since the first of The Princess Diaries.

What's an heir to the royal throne to do?

Just when Mia thought she had the whole Princess thing under control ...

Things get out of hand, fast:

Since Mia's the brand-new crown princess of Genovia, indomitable dowager princess Grandmère arranges a national primetime interview for her. With just a few innocent remarks, Mia manages to enrage her best friend Lilly, practically get one of her teachers fired, and alienate the entire country of Genovia. (Population 50,000, but still!)

There's the havoc of the interview's aftermath and her dreaded princess lessons at the Plaza. Plus an unexpected announcement from her mother, and intriguing, exasperating letters from a secret admirer. Mia is swept up in a whirlwind of royal intrigue the likes of which hasn't been seen since volume I of The Princess Diaries.

What's an heir to the royal throne to do?

Freshly back from another summer in Geneva, finally a junior, and looking forward to a year of pre-calculus tutoring and neck-sniffing with her boyfriend, Mia is horrified when Michael tells her he's moving to Japan to work on robotics. And her best friend Lilly has nominated her yet again for school president, not to mention that she's been assigned to Intro to Creative Writing instead of intermediate! When her grandmother offers her a hotel room free of supervision, Mia begins to plan a scheme that might just keep Michael in New York. This is the eighth book in the bestselling Princess Diary series.

Freshly back from another summer in Geneva, finally a junior, and looking forward to a year of pre-calculus tutoring and neck-sniffing with her boyfriend, Mia is horrified when Michael tells her he's moving to Japan to work on robotics. And her best friend Lilly has nominated her yet again for school president, not to mention that she's been assigned to Intro to Creative Writing instead of intermediate! When her grandmother offers her a hotel room free of supervision, Mia begins to plan a scheme that might just keep Michael in New York. This is the eighth book in the bestselling Princess Diary series.

With her junior year ahead, Princess Mia fears the worst, especially when it comes to precalculus, but when her boyfriend Michael tells her he's leaving for a year in Japan, it's one more thing that may send her over the edge. Reprint.

With her junior year ahead, Princess Mia fears the worst, especially when it comes to pre-calculus, but when her boyfriend Michael tells her he's leaving for a year in Japan, it's one more thing that may send her over the edge, in the latest addition to The Princess Diaries series. Read by Clea Lewis. Book available.

This is "Volume Four and a Half" of the Princess Diaries series. In this novel Mia and her friends get involved with a charity that builds houses for the less fortunate.

If the drama of finding the right dress wasn't stressful enough, just imagine the horror of a best friend going to prom with the undead. With stories so good that readers will wish they were novel-length, five bestselling young adult authors, including Meg Cabot and Stephanie Meyer, are collected in this thrilling little book that's all about vampires, foolish wishes, death, superheroes, and demons.

Lizzie Nichols discovers that her inability to keep her mouth shut has landed her once again in hot water when she aggravates her unfaithful boyfriend, Andy, is stranded in London, and takes a job as a bartender for a catered wedding at a French chateau, an affair that ends with the groom in disgrace, a furious bride, and Andy returning to ruin everything. Reprint. 150,000 first printing.

A third installment in a series that includes Queen of Babble in the Big City finds lovable blabbermouth Lizzie juggling a whirlwind of bridal preparations in the course of her engagement to Jean-Luc, which is frowned upon by her best friends. 100,000 first printing.

A follow-up to Queen of Babble finds Lizzie Nichols struggling to find a New York City apartment with her seemingly reluctant boyfriend, fantasizing about her ideal job, and inadvertently endangering her boyfriend's career. 100,000 first printing.

A follow-up to Queen of Babble finds Lizzie Nichols struggling to find a New York City apartment with her seemingly reluctant boyfriend, fantasizing about her ideal job, and inadvertently endangering her boyfriend's career. Simultaneous.

After saving the life of the president of the U.S., Maryland teenager Samantha Madison's own life has gotten a lot more complicated. The subject of sex seems to be popping up everywhere for Sam, from abstinence-obsessed classmates, to her work as UN teen ambassador, and most frighteningly, with her boyfriend, David--coincidentally also the President's son. Naturally, the worst happens: she shares her imperiled virginity status with the entire country on an MTV appearance with the president. This new complication definitely trumps the annoyance of her time-sucking video store job, horrible new hair color (Midnight Ebony), and the daily penance of having Lucy, a beautiful, spoiled cheerleader, as her older sister. A sequel to ALL-AMERICAN GIRL, this is a riotously funny take on hot-button issues as seen through the eyes of a smart, bold teenage girl. By the author of the bestselling Mediator and Princess Diary series.

Sixteen-year-old Suze Simmons is quite used to finding ghosts in her bedroom--in fact, she sees them everywhere. Even when she and her mother move from New York to sunny, palm-tree-ridden Northern California they won't leave her alone. As a mediator--someone who must help restless ghosts settle their scores with the living before they can find peace--Suze is surrounded by needy souls who pester her for all sorts of help. Hoping to leave her irritating talent behind in order to focus on shopping and trips to the beach, Suze cannot shake a gorgeous 19th-century hunk named Jesse who refuses to leave her house, or a spiteful, vengeance-seeking ghost who haunts her high school. This is the first book in the bestselling Mediator series by the author of the wildly popular Princess Diaries titles.

Success hasn't spoiled screenwriter Lou Calabrese -- it's just given her a taste for luxury. And it's put her in some bizarre situations -- like in a helicopter en route to the wilds of Alaska, sharing too-close quarters with the last man she wants to be with: Jack Townsend! Once a sexy nobody whom Lou helped make a somebody, Jack's just been dumped by a high-profile Hollywood airhead -- who's eloped with Lou's longtime love! So what else could go wrong?

Well...

Their pilot could try to shoot the most adored man in America. They could crash land in the icy, mountainous middle of nowhere. And at the worst possible moment, when survival should be their only consideration, Jack could start wondering if maybe he wasn't a wee bit too hasty for not giving this sexy screenwriter a second look -- while Lou could start noticing how superstar Jack is kind of hot after all ...

During an unfortunate helicopter ride into the wilds of Alaska, successful screenwriter Lou Calabrese is reunited with sexy Jack Townsend, who has just been dumped by a Hollywood bimbo who eloped with Lou's longtime love, but their flight goes from bad to worse when the pilot tries to shoot Jack, they crash land in the wilderness, and they are forced into a desperate battle for survival. Reprint. 60,000 first printing.

Bestselling author Meg Cabot kicks off a charming romantic mystery series with SIZE 12 IS NOT FAT. When teen idol Heather Wells finds herself broke, she gets a job at a college so she can qualify for free tuition. As she tries to adjust to college life, things take a dark turn when members of the student body begin to die bizarre deaths. Heather becomes determined to get to the bottom of the killings. The story is infused with Cabot's trademark humor that fans of lighthearted mysteries are sure to enjoy.

The prolific Meg Cabot continues her entertaining HEATHER WELLS mystery series with SIZE 14 IS NOT FAT EITHER. In this installment, the former teen idol is living as a student at her urban college. When the head of a cheerleader turns up in a cafeteria cooking pot, Heather is determined to track down the killer. Written with a wry, amusing tone, this is the follow up to Cabot's popular SIZE 12 IS NOT FAT. Cabot is the author of the bestselling QUEEN OF BABBLE series.

Mrs. Hunter's fourth grade class is putting on a play, but Allie's theatrical hopes are crushed when she is cast as the evil queen rather than as the princess, the part she wanted; as opening night approaches, Allie learns it's not the size of the part, it's the size of the heart that really matters. Simultaneous. Book available.

With her big sixteenth birthday bash coming up, Mia is excited to have her grand moment to shine in front of all her friends, but as the day arrives, Mia worries about the preparations and needs to make sure that everything, from the snacks to the decorations, goes perfectly for her very special day!

Ask Jenny your most complex interpersonal relationship questions. Go on, we dare you!

High school junior Jenny Greenley is good at solving other people's problems, so good that she's the school newspapers' anonymous advice columnist. But when 19-year-old screen sensation Luke Striker comes to Jen's small town to research a role, he creates havoc that even levelheaded Jenny isn't sure she can repair...especially when he asks her, and not Jenny's Luke Striker-groupie best friend, to the Clayton High Spring Fling.

Can Jen, who always manages to be there for everybody else, learn to take her own advice, and find true love at last?

California teen Suze Simmons has the unique ability to not only see dead people, but interact with them almost everywhere she goes. As a mediator, it's her duty to sort out the grievances of dead people with the living, which is challenging enough without having to go to high school at the same time. In the sixth gripping episode of THE MEDIATOR series, Suze is forced to make a tough decision between setting free Jesse--a 19th-century ghost and her first love--from his half-life bondage and losing him forever, or selfishly keeping him with her. Meg Cabot is the author of the best-selling PRINCESS DIARIES series.

This petite novella is dedicated to Mia's first Valentine's Day with her boyfriend, Michael. However, Michael isn't in the spirit at all, and Mia is desperate for a romantic gesture, no matter how paltry.

Victoria

Growing up in far-off India, wealthy young heiress Lady Victoria Arbuthnot was accustomed to handling her own affairs -- not to mention everyone else's. But in her sixteenth year, Vicky is unceremoniously shipped off to London to find a husband. With her usual aplomb, however, Lady Victoria gets herself engaged to the perfect English gentleman, even before setting foot on British soil.

The Rogue

Hugo Rothschild, ninth earl of Malfrey, is everything a girl could want in a future husband: he is handsome and worldly, if not rich. Lady Victoria has everything just as she'd like it. That is, if raffish young ship captain Jacob Carstairs would leave well enough alone.

Jacob's meddling is nothing short of exasperating, and Victoria is mystified by his persistence. But when it becomes clear that young Lord Malfrey just might not be all that he's professed to be, Victoria is forced to admit, for the first time in her life, that she is wrong. Not only about her fiance, but about the reason behind the handsome ship captain's interference.

Raised in India, wealthy heiress Lady Victoria is unceremoniously shipped off to London to find a husband as soon as she turns 16, but when she gets herself engaged to the perfect young Lord Malfrey, she soon discovers that he isn't all that he has professed to be.

Growing up in far-off India, wealthy young heiress Lady Victoria Arbuthnot is accustomed to handling her own affairs. But in her sixteenth year, Vicky is unceremoniously shipped off to London to find a husband. She may be in a strange new city, but Vicky knows one thing: her own mind. And she has decided that handsome, worldly Hugo Rothschild will suit her needs admirably in the matrimonial department.

But raffish young ship captain Jacob Carstairs disagrees. Vicky is mystified by Jacob's insistence that Hugo is not for her, that is, until it becomes clear that Hugo is not all he professes to be. Not only has Vicky misjudged Hugo, she has misjudged Jacob...and the reason for his interference. Will Vicky be forced to admit that, for the first time in her life, she might actually be wrong?