Juliette Reynolds was always a romantic. An only child since the disappearance of her elder sister, she has been raised by a distant father who wants nothing more than to sign her away to the highest bidder. She dreamed of falling in love and wanted nothing more than to marry her soulmate. But, at nineteen, she finds herself trapped in a loveless marriage with the sullen Lord Sedgewick, a man twice her age. With a heart that longs for affection and a husband who seems unfit to give it, will she remain faithful? Or will her young eye begin to wander and fall upon Lord Sedgewick's handsome brother, Max? And will she discover what happened to her sister all those years ago?