Mayfair, London 1887
Lady Jane Whitcomb is facing battle on all sides. Not just her late husband's solicitor is giving her a hard time; she's also having trouble with her servants and her meddling sister-in-law. Seeking distraction at a dinner party, she encounters the mysterious Ezekiel Reeves, a man her husband had taken great pains to keep away from her. While torn between wariness and attraction, a new shock follows on the heels of the murder: There's a claim of an heir to the Whitcomb estate. Will she be left destitute?