Finding an earl is the last thing on her mind At the end of the London season, Harriet Finch reluctantly travels to her wealthy grandfather's country house. His rigid rules for whom she should marry spark her rebellious spirit. Yearning for a way to reclaim her freedom, Harriet takes long walks and plots her escape. A handsome rogue from the Travelers camp nearby catches her eye. He may be just the alternative she's looking for. Rejected by his snobbish, cruelly critical great-grandmother for his American upbringing, Jonathan "Jack" Frederick Merrill, the new Earl of Ferrington, joins a wandering group of Travelers, where everyone is welcome. He will take a look at this estate that has come to him and then, most likely, go back to Boston. But Ferrington Hall has an intriguing, flirtatious neighbor who accepts him as he is. Soon, Harriet is all he can think about. Is their love strong enough to withstand the secret he's been keeping? Time is running out, and a missing earl can't hide forever ...