Lady Letitia Gray is a woman of secrets—or so the ton would claim. Long past the age of flirtations and suitors, she’s more interested in her work than society's matchmaking games. Her greatest passion is her charity for wounded soldiers, and she’s willing to risk her reputation to support England's forgotten heroes. But one secret she holds more dear than all: her years-long correspondence with Lieutenant J. Pembroke, a soldier she’s never met yet feels she’s known forever.

Major Jocelyn Penbrook is not the man Letitia believes him to be. What began as an accident—a misdirected letter he read in a lonely trench—turned into a lifeline he couldn’t give up. Through Letitia’s letters, Jocelyn found a warmth he thought lost to war, and in his darkest days, her words saved him. But now he’s returned to England, determined to reveal the truth.

When fate brings Jocelyn and Letitia together at last, the spark is undeniable—but so is her fury when she learns of his deception. To make matters worse, Letitia’s charity is suddenly under attack by society’s most dangerous gossip, and only Jocelyn can help her navigate the scandal. Forced to confront her deepest fears, Letitia must decide if she can trust the very man who has betrayed her. And Jocelyn, in turn, must prove that he’s more than a man of letters, but a man of love.

Will they uncover the truth in time to save her reputation—and her heart?