Griffin York, Duke of Halford, has no desire to get married. However, his mother has a different opinion. With an organized plan, she takes him to Spindle Cove to find him the ideal wife. But Griffin decides to teach her a lesson... by putting an end to any discussion about marriage forever. He chooses Pauline Simms herself. A girl from a lower social class who never dreamed of marriages and dukes.

All Pauline wants is to quit her exhausting job and open her own bookstore. And this dream seems more achievable when the arrogant duke approaches her. Griffin offers her a small fortune for a week. Under one condition: His mother will train her to become a duchess. To learn all the rules and how an aristocrat should behave. Pauline is a brave, smart, and optimistic woman. Soon she will find herself in a world she had never dared to imagine.

She may "fail" as a duchess, but she will achieve something much greater... The most unexpected story is just beginning...