In a world bound by class and expectations, Elizabeth Harrington has always been loyal to her duty as heiress of her bloodline, desperate to prove her worth to her father and the ton. Until she met him. Dominick, a man without a last name and without a rank, with an artistic flair and a smile that lingers far longer than a sunset. He could only offer her love, and love was a forbidden luxury she'd dare not dream of. He was everything she desired and everything she must deny. To love a pauper would only invite social ruin and taint her family name. Nevertheless, she draws closer, like a moth to a flame. She begins to discover little cracks in his humble persona. Dominick wasn't just a pauper wandering the countryside for a roof over his head. He is a crown prince on borrowed time. Granted one year of freedom by his father to travel and explore the distant lands before the strings of the throne forever bind him. He never intended to fall in love. And she never wanted to break the rules. As their bond grew, the more they spent time in each other's presence, Elizabeth discovered that the man she loved was only a shadow of the truth. When his crown is revealed, will the truth bring them together or will the revelation tear them apart?