It is a Thorneloe family tradition for women to get their portrait painted when they turn twenty-one. Arabella, repulsed by her father, couldn't care less about this tradition. But when she's told that Zoltan, a world-renowned Hungarian artist, will be painting her, Arabella finds herself intrigued by his home country. Deciding it would be a good idea to stay away from her father for a while, Arabella travels to Hungary. But Zoltan continually gives her the cold shoulder and refuses to start working on her portrait! What is going on in the mind of this temperamental artist?