Two hearts, one vow, and a world built to keep them apart. Can true love conquer all, or is this romance destined for heartbreak?

At age eleven, Caroline Preston and Eddie Chow vowed to marry.

At sixteen, they renewed their pact with a kiss under a starry sky.

Now, at last, Eddie is done with his apprenticeship. Caroline assumes they can finally begin planning their wedding. Even though she is a baron's daughter and he is a tradesman, she knows her open-minded father won't object - not when love is involved.

But when they are finally reunited, they discover that Lord Preston has very different plans in mind. Plans to keep Eddie away from Northfield Hall. Plans to separate Caroline and Eddie forever.

Threatened with never seeing each other again, Caroline and Eddie are forced to break free from their families in hopes of finding a happily ever after. As they come face-to-face with the challenges Lord Preston predicted, they must answer the ultimate question: is their love strong enough to survive the real world?