A forbidden love. A world determined to keep them apart. In the summer of 1879, amidst the rolling hills and whispering willows of Whitshire, Elara Whitcombe-a daughter of aristocracy bound by duty-meets Adrian Thorne, a bookbinder's son with ink-stained hands and a poet's soul. Their stolen moments in secret gardens and moonlit dances ignite a love as fierce as it is impossible. But society has no mercy for rebels. As whispers turn to warnings and threats tighten like a noose, Elara and Adrian must choose: bow to the rules or risk everything to escape. Yet the world does not yield easily to dreamers, and time is running out. A hauntingly romantic tale of passion, defiance, and the choices that define us.