Lily Warren's new hat shop is her ticket to self-reliance, until a fire threatens to destroy it all. When Edward Stone bursts into her private rooms to rescue Lily, her reputation is tarnished. So he proposes a solution to save her good name -- even if it puts her independence at risk. With an orphaned niece who needs a mother, Edward believes a marriage of convenience is the answer to his and Lily's problems. But he didn't plan on developing feelings for his new wife.