A tragic past pushes a Frenchwoman towards a loveless marriage, until a secretive English Marquess challenges her beliefs in love and trust... Aurelie Lemieux's belief in fairy-tale romances crumbled to dust with the untimely demise of her half-brother in France. Fleeing to England, she braces herself against a cruel world where survival trumps the heart. Resigned to a loveless marriage for security, her resolve wavers...