Katherine Bingham's father has betrothed her to an older man she will never love. Yet it is better than continuing to live with the parent who believes her guilty of murder and being insane. Katherine picks marriage to the Duke of Ashton, George Fairfax, even if she knows her life will be miserable. However, when she stays with the Fairfax family before the wedding, she doesn't plan on falling in love with the duke's nephew, Nicholas.
Destined for a lonely life, Nicholas wishes he wasn't in love with his uncle's soon-to-be bride. He must choose between his dying uncle's last wish to marry, and the woman who will make Nick completely happy. It will tear him apart if they can never be together, but fate has different plans.
A flurry of accidents happen around the estate, and soon all accusing eyes turn to Katherine. When the incidents escalate to murder, suspicions expound and now everyone believes Katherine has gone mad. Will Nick love her enough to discover the truth?
