Renea Harrington is determined to prove that her mom is still alive... which is why she left her home in England after the death of her father and is now living with her gambling uncle and his clueless wife. Because of her uncle's gambling debts, he hands her over to the town's investigator to work for free. The only reason she agreed was to convince the investigator to help find her mother. What she didn't plan on was how old-fashioned and arrogant he was. Dare she trust him?

Greggory Caldwell is walking on sunshine. Out of his five friends, three of them have lost the wager they made a few months ago and have given into love and marriage. He won't let that happen to him. But when the stunning blue-eyes British beauty starts working for him and he sees her independence, he is compelled to play her protector. Each day with her is getting him closer to losing the wager. Will he be able to stop it before it's too late?