The ravishing Lady Catherine Trowbridge has a scandalous secret that she keeps from society, and alas, must find a husband in Bath this very season. This precarious fate is made all the more challenging when she comes across the handsome and tempting Earl of Simmons, the first man to ever capture her body and soul. Yet, what will the seductive Catherine do when she discovers that things may not be as they seem? A man with a haunting secret of his own… The enthralling Earl of Simmons does not live up to the rumours that surround him. An enticing man of great standing in society, condemned by a dreadful illness... He fears that his days might be numbered. However, after meeting a woman that awakens his hidden desires and makes him feel powerful again, he dares to risk his life for love. Can this alluring Lady be the missing piece of his happiness? If only their lust for one another was enough to defy fate itself... Unfortunately, Catherine and Jasper know that time is not on their side, but in one another’s arms, time stands still. Can Catherine's mysterious talent revive Jasper’s health? While they both dread their fates, will their passionate affair defeat all their hardships, including Jasper’s deadly illness?