George has always been in love with their best friend, Eleanor and has always tried to ignore it. Now Eleanor is coming of age and expected to marry a suitable man, it doesn't matter how George feels - they have to let her go. Besides, George is busy avoiding their aunt's matchmaking, taking over the failing family estate, and trying to keep their dressing in men's clothes a secret.

Eleanor has always wanted to do everything 'right,' including falling in love - but she's never met a boy she's interested in. She's more concerned with finding the perfect match for her cousin Charlotte, and working out why George is suddenly pulling away. But Eleanor's friendships seem to be falling apart, and she's beginning to realise that she likes George more than any man she's met at a ball.