The London Countryside, 1820. Eleanora Coventry comes privilege, but even that isn't enough to prevent her from being wed at sixteen to a controlling husband. So when she finds herself a widow at twenty-seven, the idea of choosing her own path forward both thrills and terrifies her. She moves her son and daughter to her late husband's country estate, where she meets Ridley, the young stable master. Eleanora finds herself drawn to him. There is only one problem: Eleanora has a title and Ridley does not. In a world where title and privilege mean everything, will Eleanora and Ridley risk it all to find happiness? Or will the shadows of their pasts destroy everything?