Lord Marcus Cheltenham has returned to London at the height of the social season. Marcus has long been a favorite target of match-making mamas and their title-grasping daughters. However, that was before the fevers that ravaged his body. Now the worst gossip in town has pronounced Marcus the "catch of the season," despite his physical flaws and seems determined to find him a bride. Lady Caroline Turner was Marcus' best friend for years and had high hopes of eventually settling into marriage with him. Now, Marcus has returned, but he's not the same man who departed London. Caroline, under her guise as gossip columnist Lady X, is determined to make Marcus the most sought after bachelor of the season. However, Caroline quickly realizes how painful it is to watch women pursue Marcus. Unfortunately she's also afraid that the secrets of own her past may return to ruin them both. Can Marcus and Caroline overcome their secrets and fears, and finally find their happily ever after?