Book excerpt: Patience has come of age. She is a beautiful young lady who has a secret that could cause her to be seen as unfit as a wife to the ton. Her debut is imminent, but out of doors is where Patience wishes to be, not being paraded before the ton for her first season. She takes a walk to dismiss the anxiety of having to face the upcoming debut and finds that her life will never be the same after that day. She may be young and innocent, but Patience learns quickly that the heart knows no age and true love can show in the strangest of places.Garrick, a duke in his own right with a thriving business, sees no need for something trivial or nonexistent such as love. He is too busy keeping himself unattached to anyone who tries to get close. However, while out trying to clear his head, he chances upon a vision of beauty, but before he can think to get her name, she disappears.Watch how Garrick and Patience find each other and how their life becomes so entwined through life events that try to pull them apart before they even begin. Their story is one of tender love in its truest form. Watch how the walls Garrick has erected around his heart are broken down to bring about a love that is beyond measure.