As the owner of a bustling village confectionery, strong and independent Thalia Ward lives her life according to her own desires. Orphaned as a young woman, Thalia realized her dreams of becoming a shop owner by her own hard work and determination. Along with her close friends, Thalia faces down obstacles with grace, until an entitled aristocrat threatens everything she has built.

An attraction that cannot be ignored.

Campbell Marlow had a harrowing childhood, the kind that leaves no room for dreams of love and happiness. His sole ambition is to find an aristocratic bride and ascend to the top of society, where nothing can stand in his way. Far above the muck of his birth.

He never meant to fall in love.

After a chance meeting at a charity call brings them together, Thalia and Cam cannot ignore the growing connection they share. But danger lurks around dark corners. Will Cam set aside his goal to save the woman he couldn't help but fall for?

Can love overcome even the most obsessive aspirations?