Eva Bernal is not your ordinary courtesan. After a broken marriage, bankruptcy and social shunning, she chose the life at a luxury brothel over another loveless marriage. Did she regret it? Not a bit. An epitome of elegance and style, she made her own rules and gave herself seven years to save a small fortune and leave the profession. The seven years are up. Eva is free to do what she pleases. She is done with men, or so she thinks until she meets a shy red-haired giant, Samuel Riley, who is different from any other man she’s met. So is the way he makes her heart beat.