Tabith Tey was not amused when it was suggested that she pose as the fiancee of Adam Beaufort of Beaufort Leys. Adam's mother was dying, and it was her dearest with that her only son should marry. And so a false engagement was suggested, for he wanted his mother's last days to be serene. But Tabitha, who had never met Adam, thought the scheme to be not only deceitful but cruel, and she would not have traveled to the minor stately home of Beaufort Leys nor agreed to pose as Adam's future wife if it hadn't been for an unfortunate combination of circumstances. She had lost her job, lost her flat, and she had no money...