Sam Dubarry is a cynic. Growing up in the foster system in NYC does that to you. And falling in love is by far the stupidest thing you could do in her opinion. But there's one thing she craves more than anything-family. The illegitimate American daughter of an English Lord, Sam is desperate to make her father take notice of her. Which is where the Animos Society comes in. The exclusive Oxford University club is her family's legacy-and full of the worst kind of rich men. But becoming the first female member will take everything she has.

Maybe more. Daniel Best is the one man who truly sees Sam. The real her. The new mechanic for her father, Daniel is everything the Animos' aren't. Kind, honorable, good. But then the worst thing she can imagine happens. The Society will let her in, if she destroys the one person she might be falling in love with first.