Hannah Lazarus has failed to thrive. Two years as a debutante, and she fits nowhere: too bold for the ballroom, too restless in synagogue, and too quick-witted for men who only want a docile wife.
Her mother insists it’s time to choose a future before she is left behind entirely.
But Hannah can’t stop remembering the man who once defended her honor with a single, brutal punch—and who’s haunted her ever since.
Thaddeus Beck doesn’t believe in happily ever after. Orphaned young, scarred inside and out, Beck built his fortune with ruthless discipline and a refusal to need anyone.
He’s a man of reputation, rules, and restraint.
He has no business longing for the bright-eyed debutante from a world of wealth and refinement, even if she did once look at him as though he were a hero. He knows he’s nothing of the sort.
