Cassandra Bainbridge has twice set aside her scholarly pursuits — once
for the London Season and once for her wedding preparations. Love seems a
wonderful alternative to study, until disaster strikes. When an
accident brings an end to her betrothal, she heads for the country to
recover from both her injuries and her broken heart. There she pursues
her love for ballooning and envisions a future for herself as a daring
aeronaut.

But when her former fiancé slips back into her life, what
course will she choose?