A long-anticipated prequel to the best-selling Mistress series follows the coming-out of Lady Angeline Dudley, who harbors a secret desire for a simple marriage in spite of expectations that she marry a wealthy, titled man, a situation that is compounded by her unexpected love for an earl who does not return her feelings.
It is 1956. Freddy and Polly have never minded helping their genius father with his experiments. Even when that means being put into cryonic suspension having their hearts frozen.... Now it is 2009. Ben and Rachel have resigned themselves to a long, dull summer when they find the hidden underground vault in the garden and inside it two frozen figures, a boy and a girl.... Can Polly and Freddy adapt to the 21st century?