Forced from her deceased husband’s home, Harriet, Lady Cavell, has no choice but to accept help from the last person she expects… her first and only love. Lonely and shunned by society, she imagines life in his family’s distant cottage with her daughter. But when rumors of treason follow her even there, she is forced to accompany him to Scotland.
Heartbroken and devastated by his best friend’s death, Jake, the Marquess of Renfield, has vowed revenge on the woman responsible for both… Harriet, the woman he cannot stop loving. Only he cannot leave her, and more importantly, her daughter, unprotected. Once in Scotland, his own past stands in the way of a lucrative business deal, and only Harriet can help him secure it. Pretending to be betrothed, their passion reignites, only to discover their ruse was doomed from the start, and their host has revenge of his own in mind – drugging them and marrying them in front of the whole castle. Now, Jake must face what his revenge has done to Harriet, and she must face the mistake that led her into a loveless marriage with Jake’s best friend. Each both victim and villain, they must find a way to forgive each other and themselves, or live forever without a second chance at their only love.