At the hands of a cruel husband, Lady Beatrice Colville learned that her beauty will not protect her from every ill the world has to offer. Now that he is dead, her desire is to spend her life in peaceful widowhood, protected by her beloved family.

Lord Sebastian Benbury loved Beatrice Colville almost from the moment they met, and he believed his love was returned. But before he could claim her, she married another man without a thought for the heart she was breaking.