Alice Summerborn

Alice Scorpio was the oldest daughter of Daniel Summerborn, a scheming and ambitious social climber eager to marry his daughters well. He arranged a marriage with William Wallace Scorpio, the son of Daniel's employer.

Alice was incredibly shy and kept isolated by her father. She never went to school but taught herself and her sisters to read. Alice was infatuated with the sort of romantic love she read about in books but it never became a reality for her. She was only 17 and preferred to stay in her father's home with her younger sisters for another year or two rather than marry, but she had no choice.