“There are certain people who no longer belong in your life no matter how much you want them there. It’s time to let them go.” Getting a taste of freedom and independence was the best – and worst – thing that could have happened to Theodore Carrington. Following in his father’s footsteps as a prestigious banker, or in any other way was not how he saw his future. Escaping to the wilderness for several years has helped him to understand where his heart truly lies. The shackles of his past are not easily broken, but the bond of family and tradition are quickly left behind when he discovers he has been deceived. A young Boston society girl has many duties to learn and perform. Bernadine Haines has studied and worked hard her whole life but has never been able to meet her mother’s lofty expectations. What would it take to make her proud? In a last-ditch attempt, Bernadine decides to take matters into her own hands to retrieve the approval and value she so desperately seeks. She must enter a world she never dreamed existed to find her only hope. Theo and Birdie are stunned when they are brought together in the most unlikely situation. “Unexpected” only begins to describe their meeting. Now that the veil has been lifted, they are seeing each other in an entirely new light. With danger looming around every turn, will they find a way to satisfy their pasts, or will guilt and shame be a part of them forever?