When a Lady intends to avoid marriage... Lady Willow, the powerful Duke of Valingford’s daughter, has two options: marry the man her parents chose for her or spend the rest of her days in a madhouse. Determined to shape her own future, Willow plots a secret escape. ...can the lord who loves her change her mind? The Viscount Cordell takes a methodical and scientific approach to everything, including his search for a wife. Anxious to discover the formula for a happy and successful marriage, he agrees to marry the beautiful and impulsive Lady Willow, a woman who challenges his every hypothesis. Cordell knows Willow is the key to his marriage formula; she’s not convinced. Will she marry the man her parents have chosen or find another way to escape the madhouse?