Well beyond the normal age of courtship and
marriage, a young woman resigns herself to a quiet life on her
parents's estate. Then the adopted son of the Duke of Derwent
arrived. His kind manner and passionate glances brought new,
unfamiliar joy to the lady's heart. But the dashing gentleman
had too many duties to his father to properly court her. It
will take a scandalous heartbreak to bring them both together
in a love that will go against their families and society. . .