But when bullets begin to fly, that same rake not only declares himself her protector but makes her break the very vow she made to protect her heart.

Mr. Calvin Lockwood has always been attracted to Alice.
He'll do what he must to earn Alice's trust again even:
1- if it means hunting down murderers,
2- war with his family and friends,
3- and confronting his past even though he'd rather not. 

And... it will not even matter when the Spinster Society, a group of pretty young women who've sworn off men, gets a hold of Alice and declares her one of their own.

How does a man convince a woman to open her heart once again? 

Perhaps it will only take a kiss...
Perhaps it will take more.

Seduction has never been sweeter and spinsterhood never more complex.