shelly johnson/alice smith

Overall summary: Caroline Kensington feels like a fish out of water entering Grosvenor Square for the first time. A girl from the country and of comparatively simple means she feels incredibly intimidated by the lavish balls she must attend in pursuit of her family's dream for her to marry a high-ranking suitor. However, one man is familiar, the rakishly handsome Anthony Bridgerton, who once spent his summers with her in his family's country house when they were only teenagers. Unfortunately, his familiarity proves an overwhelming burden for Caroline. Not only can she not stop thinking about him but he seems intent to hurt any chance she has at finding a suitable match. Could Anthony, the man who as a boy told her how he loved her, really do something so cruel to her as to ruin her only means to improve her life?