Adrian Montfort, Earl of Mowbray, had been a recluse for ten years, ever since he returned from the war–and it was all the fault of the scar that disfigured his face. But the count needs an heir – he still decided to go out in order to find a wife, and at the very first ball he met the young Clarissa Cambri. Adrian fell in love at first sight–and Clarissa seems to love him back.The wedding was hastily and modestly performed. The couple are crazy about each other… Only now the lady is practically blind and without glasses, which her stepmother took away from her during the season, she sees nothing… Would her attitude towards him change when she regained her glasses and could see him clearly? And wouldn't she think he was just taking advantage of her blindness to get married?