Take a lady marked by scandal. Take a handsome but peculiar Viscount, a father determined to marry his daughter off and an opportunistic scoundrel with no shame. What could come out of all of this? 23–year-old Miss Rose Johnson is dangerously close to becoming an old maid according to society. She tries to go on with her life while ignoring her past after a scandal pushed her out of New York high society.
Damien Morton, Viscount of Beresford, is a somewhat peculiar widower. He needs to get back into the social scene to find a wife. He is looking for someone to give him an heir without making his life complicated, asking questions, or expecting love. It is by a chance of fate that Rose and Damien meet one day, and an unexpected friendship arises between them. Will they find what they are looking for? Will they find the love that they are searching for? Or will the forces that work against them and the scars on their hearts end up destroying anything that could happen between them before it even starts?