When Evie Henshawe agreed to sit as an artist's model for the eccentric Marquess of Ashcombe, she was expecting to lose her clothes and her reputation. She wasn't counting on losing her mindor her heart. As a second son, Ash was never meant to be a marquess. Bookish, circumspect, and devoted to his art, he's a visionary, not a landlord. Horrified by the realities of the Industrial Revolution, he buries himself in the past and uses his resources to build a Gothic Revival Camelot in north London, a place where he can disappear into his dreams. He plans to do exactly thatuntil Evie comes to wake him up.
Through art, history, and volatile chemistry, this odd couple soon discovers they're kindred spirits, but things at the castle aren't as perfect as they seem. Ash has a secret that might just send Evie back to Highgate. Is there a way forward for the artist and his muse, or will his circumstances turn their dream into a nightmare?