Dora Ettings has a problem: she is missing half of her soul (which was stolen by a faerie when she was a child), and therefore is unable to feel emotions such as shame or embarrassment. Far from being an advantage, it has caused quite a few difficulties in the regency society where she lives with her aunt and her cousin Vanessa. When Vanessa is taken to London by her mother to try and find a husband, Dora is allowed to accompany her. Hoping only not to cause too much trouble and interfere with her cousin’s prospects, Dora’s plans are upset when she meets the handsome but bad-tempered Elias Wilder, the…