Are second chances truly possible?
The Duke of Sermont, Shep, has spent every summer since childhood at Pritchford Place... with his best friend's sister. Lady Julia Frederickson.
As they grew, their relationship grew into something else...Â
That is ... until Shep did something that broke her heart - he married someone else.
Since then...
She has spent her life wearing a mask.She vows to never let anyone know how much Shep meant to her.
When Shep is widowed and comes to stay at Pritchford Place, just like old times, they antagonize one another as usual.
Is it because they hate one another? Or... because they cannot stay away from one another?Â
Julia knows who she is really is, even if Shep continually misunderstands her.Â
What about another suitor who will get in his way?