Can an introverted, lonely, and poverty-stricken young woman ever find happiness? It doesn't seem likely until Jolene loses the only friend she has. With Billy Hank Charbonneau gone, she resigns herself to unending empty days with just her cat, Linus, for company. However, she has no idea how that event will change her life forever.Enter Henry Charbonneau - a spoiled, entitled, and totally charming young man whose Uncle Billy Hank didn't totally trust his nephew's maturity level enough to leave him his fortune. He arranged for Jolene to tutor Henry in frugality, as per instructions left in his will.The couple set off on an adventure of discovery, learning, and self-introspection. Their friendship becomes entwined with the entanglements of love until Jolene realizes she is just an impoverished girl in a rich man's world.How could it ever work?