Lady Charmaine de Vere seems to have an idyllic life and is the envy of the ton. What nobody knows is that she harbors a horrible secret in her heart and soul - a secret that prevents her from living her life to the fullest. The Earl of Chilton, Sinclair Darling, marries Charmaine after she tricks him into the necessary arrangement. Unaware of the secret she so deftly keeps, he fights to not love her until she reveals her deceptive reasoning. Unfortunately, it is hard to pretend not to love someone when you have loved them for years in secret.