James has watched his brothers find the perfect woman one after the other, but for him, he had yet to stumble across one who didn't make him want to put an ocean between them. So he did, thinking a life in New York would put his discontent out of sight.

New York suffragette Primrose had more than enough men trying to control her. There was no chance she'd relent and marry again, despite her brothers' dogged "encouragement" on the matter. She wanted independence and freedom. A husband would only serve to snatch that dream away.

What Prim needed was a decoy and James was just the man for the job. Having failed in his search for the perfect woman, James is happy to help Prim, but only because avoiding matchmakers serves his purpose. However, James soon discovers that even a fictitious courtship with a woman set on never remarrying has its challenges.

For Prim, the courtship begins to feel all too real. It doesn't take long before she realizes there is a certain freedom to be found in marriage to the right sort of man.

It's only when betrayal and despair leave them both longing for more in their lives that they realize the importance of a love worth having, and a question worth asking.