Sophia is no ordinary lady. While other debutantes dream of balls and gentlemen, she devotes herself to the family brewery and her father’s duchy. She cherishes her independence and has no intention of trading it for a wedding and its consequences. But her mother’s will forces her to leave Hopsfield Castle for London, where new bonds are formed and a most singular proposal is made.
Lucius, Earl of Aylesbury, has always been perfectly content with his bachelor life. Marriage is not on the cards. Not yet, anyway. Until he meets Sophia.
Lucius is not accustomed to being denied. Unfortunately for him, neither is the lady. He may be quietly plotting his way towards the altar, but what can he expect from a woman who answers to no one and couldn’t care less about the ton?