One governess. One heiress. One love they must never admit.

Charlotte Fairchild has learned to guard her heart. As a governess, she must remain composed, professional, and above reproach—especially when she arrives at the foreboding Sinclair Manor. Her charge, Miss Isabel Sinclair, is a rebellious young heiress, determined to escape the suffocating expectations of high society and the arranged marriage looming over her future.

From their first meeting, an undeniable tension crackles between them. Isabel is not the spoiled aristocrat Charlotte expected—she is intelligent, headstrong, and achingly vulnerable. As Isabel's desperation grows and Charlotte's resolve begins to waver, stolen glances turn into whispered confessions, and restraint gives way to something far more dangerous.

But their love is a risk neither of them can afford. With an overbearing father, a ruthless fiancé, and a household filled with watchful eyes, one misstep could mean ruin. As the walls of Sinclair Manor close in, Charlotte and Isabel must decide: bow to the world's expectations—or risk everything for a love that was never meant to be.

A lush, slow-burn Regency romance filled with yearning, tension, and scandalous secrets.