One day the Duke of Stoveshire visits the young girl and declares that she is his missing wife, Lady Penelope and he wants a divorce. The girl falls in love with Samuel, unaware that he is not all that he portrays himself to be. The divorce does not go as planned and the young girl is devastated when she finds out the truth that has been concealed from her. The love triangle between the two men and the girl ends in tragedy and a secret the girl is keeping soon becomes apparent and everyone's life is changed. As all the secrets come tumbling out, not all of them are revealed. Only the reader discovers all the secrets in this novel.