London 1895: The trial of the famous playwright Oscar Wilde for "gross indecency" has gripped the nation. If convicted, he could face financial ruin, imprisonment, and years of hard labor. For Amelia Lloyd, the scandal is personal. She has spent years shielding her husband from rumors of his own homosexuality and knows that the shifting whims of society could turn on her at any moment.
Amelia has resigned herself to a life of loneliness and disappointment. But the wealthy and rebellious Earl of Ainsbury is determined to ignite the passion he knows she hides. Now Amelia is torn between the man she promised to protect, and the one she loves.