Lady Isadora’s fate was set long ago. Forbidden from courtship, for she is betrothed to a suitor she has never met. But years go by, and just as she dares hope for her freedom, her elusive betrothed finally summons her—and it’s none other than the Beastly Duke…

Choosing to make her own decisions, Audrey Rowe escapes from her brother’s scheme to marry her to an elderly duke. With her wedding dress hanging ready in her room, she slips away to a new life as a governess in disguise. Her path intertwines though with that of the enigmatic Duke of Clairville, as they stumble upon an orphaned child amidst the aftermath of a tragic accident. Bound by circumstance, Audrey and the Duke find themselves quarantined together within the Duke’s estate, where proximity ignites an unexpected attraction.