A false identity...and a true love. Lillian Canfield yearns to escape the starts and whispers of the ton after a broken engagement. The solution: a trip to Mottisbury Castle to serve as a spy for her scheming friend Paulina. Posing as a governess, Lillian is to keep a watchful eye not only on the Everard child, but on her father- the proud, dashing Thorpe Everard, on whom Paulina has set her sights. But soon Lillian herself is swept away by Thorpe's gentlemanly charms-and his piercing green eyes. All is well until Paulina discovers that her spy's heart has betrayed her...