Emma is getting married to a complete stranger. Her mother claims “marriage is misery,” and Emma has every reason to believe that it is true. But even after discovering her future husband is being blackmailed into matrimony, she still holds onto the hope of an honest—if not happy—union.
Earl Garrick seems to want the same, despite everything, and Emma begins to think maybe her new, handsome husband isn’t so bad after all…until Emma stumbles upon a big secret and she’s caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Lies spread and fester and her budding relationship with the earl is torn apart before its given a chance to flourish. They will both have to decide in whom to trust and face the consequences—for better or for worse.