British noble Cameron Sherrington has hit rock bottom. The love of his life, opera sensation Aiden Lind, is marrying another man, and Cam knows itâs his fault for pushing Aiden away. As if thatâs not enough, someone is trying to take away his family business, and the US authorities are pursuing him on charges of money laundering. Fearing for his safety and unable to return to London, Cam runs, but heâs too broke to find a place to stay, and his fugitiveâs life doesnât even remotely resemble a Hollywood thriller.
Desperate and betrayed by the people he thought cared about him, Cam takes refuge in the subway station where Galen Rusk plays his trumpet for tips. Though Cam hears the beauty in Galenâs music, itâs Galenâs firm hand on his shoulder that stops him from throwing everything away. Their unusual relationship takes a turn that surprises them both, and neither man is sure he wants the complication. Galen is fighting the ghosts of his past, and Cam has his own nightmares to face. When Camâs troubles threaten to tear them apart, Cam figures he had it comingâthat itâs all penance due for a life lived without honesty or love. But he never considered the possibility that he might not survive it.