Alicia Sanderson is keeping a secret that could ruin her family. She's harboring both her sister and her sister's illegitimate daughter and their brother can never find out. So when Alicia is caught by Colonel Brook Beaumont, she pretends the child is hers! After being honorably discharged from the army, injured Brook's struggling to find his place in Society. Helping Alicia find the child's father is a welcome distraction. But believing Alicia still loves the man, Brook hides his growing attraction to her. As the secrets between them mount, can the truth of their desire win out?