Prologue

PROLOGUE

D ear Lady Daventry,

Your attendance is requested at my house party, located at Birch House of Lockhart Square in London beginning on the twenty-eighth day of August and ending on the sixteenth day of September.

Your attendance will present many priceless opportunities, the nature of which will be explained to you upon your arrival. Prepare for twenty days of games, entertainment, and exquisite dining with the finest men and women of my acquaintance in the most impressive manor in all of London. As your hostess, I would be honored to have your company.

Sincerely,

Lady Tottenham