"...her singularity took the form of a charm which—once circumstances had made them so intimate—it was impossible to resist or conjure away." The beautiful New Yorker, Georgina Gressie, causes distress to her rich family when she announces that she wishes to marry Raymond Benyon, a penniless navy lieutenant. They marry secretly and have a child which she gives to an Italian woman during a trip to Europe... Georgina then proceeds to marry another man. But why? Discover Georgina's reasons behind her peculiar actions in this romance novel, full of plot twists and unexpected turns.