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 Zoltán, 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 Zoltán 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?