Blake Thornton -- or, as rumor likes to call him, the Earl of Thorns -- has a secret. Or two.

London society knows Blake as an adventurer and traveler. His tales and memoirs have made him a celebrity. But when Blake thinks of home, he thinks of his best friend Ashley Linden, brilliant Oxford scholar of classical poetry -- and the man Blake's been silently in love with for years.

But Blake's discovered feelings for someone else as well: Cameron Fraser, the handsome Scottish doctor he's met on his travels, who knows him like no one ever has. Blake doesn't expect to see Cam again, despite how much he'd like to.

But when he returns home to find Ashley ill, Blake has a reason to send for Cam, and together, Blake, Ash, and Cam will discover a new adventure.