Olivia grew up in the quaint little town of Chester with her grandmother. And in the twenty-five years of her existence, never has she once met her father, who left her in her grandmother's care when her mother died of internal bleeding giving birth to her. Then, out of nowhere, a man knocking on their doorstep was claiming to be her betroth. Now, her quiet life turns upside down as she discovers not only her father's identity, but also her's. In a blink of an eye, Olivia becomes the only heiress apparent to the title Duchess of Montrose.

Grace Hamilton had the reputation of being the Baron's prized daughter. She was young, and very beautiful but when she fails to resist the charms of an American man, she immediately elopes with him. Now she's back with her four-year old son, James, and the people of Suffolk doesn't want anything to do with her anymore, everyone except Edward Knight. Edward Knight, the Duke of Mansfield, had always been reserved. He lives with his sister, Jessamine, and her two young children. At the news of Grace Hamilton's return, all he wanted to do was have his revenge. will Edward succeed or will he let the past in his future?