Introduction
Ophelia Neville never expected a single moment of scandal to decide her future.
When she is discovered alone with the Earl of Ashvale, she is forced into a marriage neither of them wanted.
Bound to a man who believes she helped orchestrate their ruin, Ophelia enters her new life with only her strength and determination to guide her.
Callum St. Asaph, Earl of Ashvale, has spent years hiding from the grief that changed him forever.
Retreating from his new wife and the world around him, he expects nothing from their marriage but duty.
Yet, when tragedy places an orphaned child in their care, Ophelia’s kindness and devotion begin to challenge the walls he built around his heart.
As they are slowly building a family neither expected, trust slowly replaces suspicion and affection begins to grow. However, when the woman Callum once loved returns, their fragile happiness is threatened. Will the marriage that began with mistrust become the love they never saw coming?