A small town veterinarian and the youngest son of an English lord fall in love, but past hurts and secrets may keep them apart.

Connor once lost his heart to a rich, entitled man with a penchant for using people and lives by the adage, once bitten twice shy. The news that the manor house has a new resident and that Ashby, the youngest son of Lord Haynes, is gorgeous, sexy, and available is entirely irrelevant. Ashby Sterling-Haynes is everything he dislikes in a man, and falling for him is never going to happen. Until it does.

Ash made a decision that could ruin his life and keeps secrets that threaten to destroy his family. Hiding out in a small Cotswold town is as far from London as he can get. Only, he never expected to meet someone who would capture his attention amidst the chaos he is running from. Even though pushing for a date with the local veterinarian is just a game at first, he soon begins to believe in the impossible, and Ash is sure that Connor could be the man to make him stop chasing random hook-ups and one-night-stands.