She curses the day she let a man control her. He’s scarred by a family secret. Can they salve their wounded souls and win a second chance at love? London, 1815. Disgraced Amelia Knight vows to never again let a man dictate her life. So determined to build her dream of independence, she heads to Regency London. But when she meets a gorgeous lord in dire strait, she enters into a mutually beneficial agreement while vowing to hang onto her heart. Lord Blackthorn is desperate to settle his family debt. And witnessing two generations of horribly failed marriages, even meeting a stunning heiress can’t tempt him into walk down the aisle. But he agrees to a business deal when she devises a plan to save them both from matrimonial hell and solve his money drought. When their partnership takes a turn for the worst, Amelia is in danger of losing her inheritance and her heart to a man she can’t trust. And Blackthorn is force to question what he isn’t willing to consider. Will they open their hearts to new possibilities and overcome the terrible calamity to find their forever love