Lady Hannah is betrothed to Lord Benedict, the son of a duke and handsome too. Her world is shattered when he informs her at a ball that he no longer wishes to marry her. She is the topic of gossip such that she can't go out in society, even if her deep depression would allow her to do so.
Her neighbor and childhood friend, Viscount Montagu, returns from war a changed man. To calm the gossip, he tells the society ladies he is courting her, which comes as a surprise to Lady Hannah! Can he rescue her from her depression and renew the friendship between them? Is there a chance for love and a future between these childhood friends?