Clara wasn't Lady Cocwood but a mere week before she'd been widowed. Her foolish husband died during a horse-riding accident. One that could have been prevented by refusing to jump a fence far too high... With her husband's death she's thrown out of her new home without any funds. In that moment she understands what her older sister had gone through years earlier and prays Juliet will forgive her. Because she needs help. Desperately.

Grant Oliver, the Viscount of Oakwood has returned to England after a long sojourn. His first stop is to visit with his cousin, the Duke of Sinbrough. What he doesn't expect to find is that the former Duke of Sin is happily married and has given up his wicked parties. The other surprise? A young widow that he finds delectable, and he fully intends to seduce.

Clara didn't expect to find passion, let alone love again. Grant wants nothing to do with an elusive emotion such as love. Neither expected to find either in each other. However, no one ever plans on falling, and accepting it is the hardest decision to accept.