In the heart of London’s dazzling society, Rosanna Hempel seems to have it all—a doting father, a promising future as the heiress to the family business, and the adoration of a charming suitor. Her life is a flawless portrait of privilege and potential—until a single fateful moment in the park shatters her world. The lord who vowed her everything abandons her, leaving her only hope in the hands of the infuriating man next door, the bland, boring bank clerk, Phineas Babbage.

Phineas, weary of his mundane life on Honeysuckle Street, dreams of escape and new beginnings. Yet, when he stumbles upon a distraught Rosanna Hempel, he finds himself ensnared in a web of passion, peril and wallpaper choices. His quest to unravel the mystery of his lost love intertwines with his unexpected enchantment with Rosanna, and as their sham marriage deepens, he must confront his own desires and fears.

Will they find common ground? Can they set aside their differences and solve the mystery, annul their sham marriage and return to their individual lives?

Because that’s what they both want.

Isn’t it?