Tristan Blackwell, Lord Griggsby, is gay. After having successfully avoided his mother's attempts to match him with a nice Omega for yet another season, he is ambushed by her orchestration of an after-season party at his own estate where he is trapped by etiquette--and also the uncommon attraction he's begun to feel for the older Beta gentleman who he discovers owns the neighboring estate. Fumbling over the trauma of his past and his attempts to negotiate with his own emotions, Tris must find a way to allow love into his heart while simultaneously keeping his ever-growing affections a secret from his meddling mother.