Theo’s quiet, contented life as a neighborhood baker is spoiled when she starts to receive persistent job offers from Rowan Kallam, heir to the dukedom, who insists her skills would be better suited for the his staff. Latest rejection in hand, Rowan resolves to visit this stubborn baker himself, and sets in motion a series of events that has both Theo and Rowan wonder about all the things they took for granted and the dreams they never dared to wish for.