She wants a man with heart. He’s a man with a plan. But can a footman ever truly win a duchess’s sister?

Lady Rosalind is tired of London's titled bachelors and their empty promises. After her brother's love match, she has come to New York seeking a different kind of man—one with ambition, intelligence, and a genuine soul. She finds all of this in a brilliant, kind young man at a glittering ball, and quickly falls in love.

But Rosalind’s dream is shattered when she discovers the man who has stolen her heart is not a gentleman at all, but a footman named Thomas, who works in service to save money for his inventions. Her brother, the Duke of Hawthorne, agrees to help Thomas's career but forbids his sister from pursuing a future with a man of such low station, believing the class divide is too great to overcome.

As Rosalind is pushed into a betrothal with an arrogant suitor, Thomas works tirelessly to secure his future. But when he overhears her fiancé publicly slandering Rosalind, he must choose between his dreams and her honor. A duel in defense of the woman he loves leaves him injured, but it proves his worth in a way that money never could.

Now, with her wedding day looming, can Thomas return from the brink of ruin to claim his love? And will Rosalind be brave enough to defy her brother and all of high society to follow her heart?