Tainted by scandal and compelled to keep London for the quieter Brighton countryside, the Honorable Miss Clara DeLancey is normally a shadow of her former society self. She’s lost the man she loved to another and, within a culture that has no persistence for self-pity, is struggling with despair. An opportunity encounter provides her a healing friendship using the sisters of the injured naval captain. But Clara’s culture mama is certainly appalled at the new company she’s keeping.

Captain Benjamin Kemsley is not buying wife. But his gallant spirit won’t let him disregard the penniless viscount’s daughter-not when she therefore obviously needs assistance to keep moving forwards from day to day. Can he protect his heart and still maintain her safe?

When they’re pushed in to the best echelons of culture at the Prince Regent’s Brighton Pavilion, this mismatched couple must decide if family honor is more important than their hopes. Can they best the wrongs of the past and find potential happiness together-without budget, family members support, or royal favour?