Lady Caroline Grayson had always wanted to study botany - and had already bred a rare lavender rose - but as a woman in nineteenth century England, her intelligence and talents were ignored. Caroline was determined to see her dream become a reality - even if it meant masquerading as a man to be accepted at a university. But when her father arranged for her to marry, she agreed - knowing she could not become a conventional wife. Yet marriage wasn't what she thought it would be. Her attractive new husband gave her the freedom she never expected - and the respect she had always deserved. At first she tried to resist his admiration, his love..and especially his touch. But soon she was surprised and overcome by her husband's - and her own - passion. Now Caroline might have to make the most difficult choice of all - between her lifelong dream and the depth of her love for an extraordinary man.