In Polite Company by Gervais Hagerty is the next best thing to a trip to Charleston. Simons Smythe was born into the city's high society, but when she produces a news story about a close family friend's arrest and calls off her wedding, her upper-crust family is not amused. But Simons is tired of playing by the rules anyway, and far more interested in uncovering her beloved grandmother's long-held secret instead.