Jessica Patrick’s father had made it clear that she should never make her identity known to people outside of their small village. For years they had been on the run, hiding from her vengeful grandparents who sought to take her away from her loving father and into a life with the aristocracy that he so openly hated. Why, then, after his death, would it be revealed that her father had arranged for her to marry a Callaway; one of the most powerful ducal families in England? After a case of mistaken identity on their first meeting, Jessica Patrick and Lord Jacob Callaway begin to struggle with feelings of desire that, over time, develop into a bond deeper than either could have imagined. Before long Jessica finds herself swept unwillingly towards a life she fears she can never accept. Until, that is, she uncovers a Callaway family secret that threatens to take away the one thing she cherishes above all else.