Camilla Hutchenson, countess, sponsor, darling of the ton, has reached a staggering degree of public power. But one man has managed to distract her interest from her complete routine of charity endeavors and teas-and not only because he holds the deed to her estate.

The man involved, Archibald Warner, is the fresh Earl of Sachse. Though initially meeting he suspects his brand-new ward to be only a social little bit of fluff, the additional time passes, the greater he discovers himself drawn to her. But there is certainly something she is concealing from him, and she hesitates showing him her real heart, despite the fact that she wishes she could learn to trust him with it. For somehow she knows, if only she can give him the opportunity, he will teach her everything she could desire to learn about love.