In the shadow of the Napoleonic Wars, Lady Eleanor Ashwood, a fiery heiress with a scandalous past, clashes with Captain Julian Harrow, a war-hardened naval officer hiding a dangerous secret. Forced into an arranged betrothal to save her family’s crumbling estate, Eleanor vows to unravel Julian’s mysteries—only to discover that love and betrayal are two sides of the same coin. As their tempestuous romance unfolds against a backdrop of glittering balls, windswept cliffs, and whispered conspiracies, they must decide if their hearts can survive the truths they unearth.