Hugh Alexander, Earl of Kerry, returned from the war physically and emotionally scarred. He is determined to never set foot inside of a ballroom again, convinced that no one would want him anyway. Annabelle has lived and worked in the Earl's townhouse her whole life. She knows nothing about her family and has no one to ask about them. Can the friendship that has developed between Hugh and Annabelle survive the revealing of a secret that has been kept for almost two decades?