Alice Sherbrooke spends her days as a college student and office assistant to her Shakespeare professor, Tom Hiddleston. The two share a bond and have grown close over the past four years. During her nights, she headlines a cabaret show that she likes to keep hidden from those around her. Alice has also kept hidden the attraction she has towards Tom, but when his fiancée takes him to a show in the city, he's shocked to find out that the leading star, Emile du Boux, is, in fact, Alice Sherbrooke. What will become of Alice now that Tom knows, and what will Alice do if she finds out Tom is aware of her secret profession?
Alison Monroe doesn't trust easily. Especially sense what happened a year ago. She is kind and friendly, but she keeps her personal life to herself. She keeps her shields up. When she moves to London at the begging of her friend, Holly, she has a chance meeting with Tom Hiddleston. What happens when, for the second time in her life, she wants to drop her shields. Will she allow herself to be true? Or will she remain guarded, distant from the people that care about her most?