Eliza Fairholm is hired to tutor Marianne, the motherless daughter of Gareth, Earl of Kestrel. The Earl has kept his London townhouse cold and shuttered since his wife's death, but Eliza's patience begins to bring warmth back to the nursery and the household.
When a grasping relative schemes to remove Marianne for her inheritance, Eliza becomes a target. Gareth sends her away to protect his daughter from scandal, but discovers that the house, and his heart, cannot return to silence.
To save Marianne and the woman who has become essential to them both, Gareth must face the relative's plot and open the door to a future he once believed impossible.
Book 3 in A Season of Proposals. A clean yet sizzling romance, where innocent restraint only amplifies the smouldering chemistry between them, and every near-miss builds up to true love.