Miss Lauren Fairfield knows what propriety demands but she is bored by the stodgy life of the aristocracy Still as the stepdaughter of an earl she understands that falling in love with a wild dashing rogue is out of the question She did that once and she vowed to never do it again That is until the day a magnificent model of manhood arrives and is the talk of the ton Could this handsome charmer be Tom - the man she loved and lost so many years ago Tom has arrived to claim his lost title of Earl of Sachse and to enforce a scandalous promise Lauren once made Tom may be the catch of the season but Lauren knows better than to trust him Still the thought of any other woman loving Tom is enough to make Lauren realize that a promise of forever is meant to be kept.