Having been raised by an eccentric father and possessing little concern for her appearance or propriety, Axelle never expected to end up in a marriage but an unusual incident in a study in London leads to just that.

Now, she must endeavor to be a proper wife to Reeve, the Earl of Ravenhall, whose heart, it seems, has been buried in the grave with his first wife, Anne.

At first, she does not mind about Anne, but as she falls in love with the Earl, she finds herself becoming more curious about the woman he once loved.

When investigation shows that Anne was, in fact, murdered, she joins him in a hunt to uncover the truth, hoping that in the process, she would open his heart to love again.