Pippa Sheffield has a penchant for trouble. She doesn't ask to be thrown into slippery situations, but they tend to find her. She has worked at maintaining good behavior - she owes that much to her sister - until her new neighbor, William Blakemore, moves in. Come to find out, he is nothing but trouble. Book Five of the Ladies of Devon takes place 10 years after the four friends in the literary society each find their soul mates. Mabel's sister is all grown up and ready for her own adventure.