After his wife's tragic death, Jasper, the Eighth Duke of Bainbridge, buried himself away in the dark cold walls of his home, Castle Blackwood. When he's coaxed out of his self-imposed exile to attend the amusements of the Frost Fair, his life is irrevocably changed by his fateful meeting with Lady Katherine Adamson.
After losing her father, Katherine learned about the unreliability of men, and is determined to depend on no one except herself. Until she meets Jasper...
In a desperate bid to avoid a match arranged by her family, Katherine makes the Duke of Bainbridge a shocking proposition--one that he accepts. Only, as Katherine begins to fall for Jasper, she finds that the arrangement agreed upon is no longer enough. And Jasper is left to decide if protecting his heart is more important than fighting for Katherine's love.