On the eve of battle, passions are running high...
On their first meeting, dashing Colonel Charles Audley proposes to her, but even their betrothal doesn\'t.
In the swirling social scene surrounding the Duke of Wellington and his noble aides de camp, no one attracts more attention than the beautiful, outrageous young widow Lady Barbara Childe.
IN THE SUMMER OF 1815, with Napolean Bonaparte marching down from the north, Brussels is a whirlwind of parties, balls and soirees.
On the eve of battle, passions are running high..