A wallflower. A wanted criminal. A love neither can afford. 
Lady Lavender Gardner has loved before, and she refuses to make the same mistake again. Scarred-physically and emotionally-she must set aside her own insecurities in order to fulfill her father's dying wish: to see her wed before he passes. But as one far more comfortable in a library than in a ballroom, Lavender is discovering that securing a husband is more complicated than she imagined.
Having been accused of treason, Thomas Monteclare, Duke of Fenleigh, goes into hiding. As much as he enjoys his new life as a servant, he knows it cannot last forever. Especially when it keeps him from courting the captivating Lady Lavender properly. But with rising tension surrounding his disappearance, a single misstep could end at the gallows.
As their forbidden attraction grows, can Lavender risk her future-and Thomas his life-for a love that could ruin them both?