Shy youthful heiress Female Lily Rutherford is in zero hurry to marry. She dreams of real love and a genuine courtship. But when disaster hits, she finds herself facing a scandal-forced marriage to her rescuer, Edward Galbraith, a well-known rake.

Despite his reputation Lily is attracted to the handsome Galbraith. In the gamble of her existence, she agrees to marry him, hoping to carefully turn a convenient marriage right into a love match.

As heir to a title, Galbraith has learned he need to wed, so a convenient relationship fits him perfectly. But there is a darkness in his past, and secrets he refuses to share with his tender-hearted young bride-to-be. All Lily’s efforts to get near him fall on stony ground, and in desperation she retreats to his childhood home-the place he’s avoided for nearly a decade.

Must Lily reconcile herself to a marriage without love? Or will Galbraith recognize that this warm-hearted, adoring girl may be the key to healing the wounds of his past-and his heart?

Contains mature themes.