Their attraction to each other was undeniable but would the past prove to be too big an obstacle for true happiness?
Tilda Connor, a rich American widow on holiday in London, forms an attachment to the son of a distinguished English family only to find the family has fallen on hard times and is after her fortune.
Matthew Broadstreet can save his family from financial ruin if only he will marry her. His struggle with his feelings for her are upended when he finds out she’s neither an American nor a widow.
Believing she is a grifter and a fraud, Matthew is ready to expose her scheme, which leaves Tilda with no choice but to reveal the reason for her expulsion from England almost a decade earlier: Matthew’s father paid her five hundred pounds to keep a secret.
Matthew refuses to believe a member of his family could be involved in anything sordid but his inquiries convince him something happened that must be explained.
Will they work together to unravel the secret?