Fiona Turner is about to face two, equally impossible challenges: restore a deteriorating, centuries-old estate in time to host the Queen of England, and transform an all-American farmer into a proper English duchess. Fresh off a painful divorce, Fiona seizes the opportunity to renovate Alabarden Park and assist its new duchess, Alice Stewart-an effervescent, unpretentious American. Alice's instant, unabashed attraction to Fiona challenges her commitment to a professional distance, self-imposed ban on relationships, and ability to resist Alice's unexpectedly endearing Southern charm. Now, Fiona is faced with two new, equally impossible challenges: keep Alice out of her battered, broken heart, or risk everything and let her in.