Lady Charlotte Stanford has loved Ian Doyle ever since they were children, but when, at the age of sixteen, she stumbles upon him with another woman, she is devastated and wants nothing further to do with the man. Determined to make a name for herself as a famous violinist, Charlotte runs away to London and the Continent, determined to avoid the Viscount of Weston at all costs. For only a fool would trust a man who had stomped on her heart.
Ian, Lord Weston, had always intended to marry Lady Charlotte Stanford, when she grew up. Unfortunately, after the young lady caught him at a serious disadvantage with a local widow, she'd decided she was through with him. But now that she is no longer a child and is back in London, there is nothing to keep him from pursuing her and making her his own---well, except for the fact that she finds him utterly detestable.