Son of a rogue and a gypsy, Hero Fiennes Tiffin was a notorious rake until a shattering betrayal left him alone and embittered in the Welsh countryside. Desperation drives quiet schoolteacher Josephine Langford to ask Hero Fiennes Tiffin to help save her village. Unwilling to involve himself in the problems of others, Hero agrees --- only if Josephine will live with him for three months under his rules.