Only one thing stands between Alice Loughton and the man of her dreams: her brother. Frederick Kempton calls her his “little mouse.” She’s been shy and quiet ever since he met her sixteen years ago. But when timid Alice Loughton decides it’s time to marry, there’s only one man for her. The one man who doesn’t frighten her. The only man she can talk to without wanting to run and hide. Her brother’s hired secretary and closest friend, the one man who can arrange her brother’s schedule to give them time for secret meetings together. But her brother knows Frederick Kempton too well, and he’s not about to give his consent for a courtship, not when plenty of other men are pursuing Alice, too. And so, obedient Alice, who has never broken a rule in her life, is forced to take drastic measures, hide love letters by the fireplace, and settle for stolen kisses. And she’s dragged Freddie along with her. Can he walk the fine line between loyalty to his oldest friend and a chance to woo the woman he’s secretly loved?