After avoiding his duty for five years, American Alexander Rhodes is backed into a corner. He must travel to England and inherit the title Baron de Greaves. Only his new home isn't empty. The widow he's meant to care for isn't the old lady he had imagined, but a beautiful young woman.

Widowed baroness Catherine has been waiting five years to meet the new baron, but when the arrogant man arrives, she is shocked. He's nothing like she imagined. Surely, he can't be trusted to care for Wembley Manor, can he?

When passion flares, they decide to embark on a brief, erotic affair. It's kismet, but it can't last. With the dangers of Alex's past closing in on them, can he prove to Catherine that theirs is a love worth fighting for?