Eliza is a forest girl. As an illegitimate baron's daughter, she would never get a taste of Ton’s life. But when she finds the most handsome young Earl injured in the snow-covered woods, she begins to wish for a different kind of thrill. And the hidden truth about her identity will torment her even more.

When Matthew finds himself attacked, he doesn’t think his savior would come in the shape of a mesmerizing young woman. Yet that’s how he ends up in a warm bed, with gentle hands tending to his wounds. Eliza is gentle but strong and witty, nothing like the ladies he has met before. Nothing like the lady he is supposed to marry. Eliza knows that keeping an earl under her roof puts her father's reputation in danger. No one should know the truth about her birth. Matthew is torn; Eliza has been the only woman to touch his heart, but he desperately needs his betrothed’s dowry to save his failing estate and protect his earldom. They both have reasons to stay away from each other, yet fate has other plans. When Eliza's past comes to light, Matthew's future will be doomed. Her secret could bring them together, his secret would tear them apart.