A shy wallflower. A scandalous rake. An unexpected lesson in love.

Violet Edwards has spent years hindered by her stutter and her mother's harsh control. Longing to shed her wallflower ways, she enrolls in the infamous School for Spinsters.

Damian Everett, the Earl of Scarsdale, agrees to tutor her—desperate to erase his father's debts. But as Violet's confidence blooms under his guidance, unexpected passion flares between them.

Torn between duty and desire, Damian must make an impossible choice: secure his family's future or risk everything for the woman who captured his heart.