Arland Keane’s heart is so splintered that when Miss Ceili Corlyne tumbles into his life, he doesn’t even notice she’s collecting the pieces. Ceili, abandoned by her family and betrothed in the same moment, isn’t looking for a match—only freedom—but she soon realizes that Arland is the one person from whom she doesn’t want to be freed. She only hopes a scandal-ridden miss can craft a place in a widower’s heart.