Finally, This Season

Alexandra can't think of anything more annoying than being told she must choose a husband, and soon, but that's exactly what's happened. Her father has decided she's of an age where marriage is appropriate—necessary, even—and has decreed she will choose her own husband this Season or he will do the choosing for her. What is a proper young woman to do in circumstances such as these? That is precisely what Alexandra is contemplating as she takes a walk in the park, and accidentally kicks a stone at a handsome stranger.