As she navigates the perils of glamorous high-society New York, newlywed Sylvie Mortimer encounters Lauren Blount, a member of Manhattan's debutante divorcée set and a notorious husband huntress, who sets her sights on Sylvie's spouse.
A wealthy and spoiled young woman living in New York searches for the meaning of life while coping with her broken engagement and telephone calls from her mother in England pressuring her to marry the Earl next door.