“I never asked for this marriage, but now my heart is at stake. Can I win his love before the danger we face destroys us?”

Miss Evangeline Longford never dreamed her life would change so dramatically. Thrust into an arranged marriage with the reclusive Earl of Barendale, she finds herself mistress of a crumbling estate and wife to a gentleman shrouded in mystery. Armed with nothing but her kindness and determination, Evangeline sets out to uncover the gentleman behind the scars, both physical and emotional.

Lord Edmund Barstow, the Earl of Barendale, is a gentleman haunted by his past. Disfigured and embittered, he’s retreated from society, his only focus the salvation of his failing estate. The arrival of his new bride threatens to shatter the walls he’s so carefully built around his heart. As Evangeline’s warmth begins to thaw his frozen exterior, Edmund must confront his deepest fears and learn to trust again.

As secrets unravel and dangers emerge, Edmund and Evangeline must navigate a path fraught with betrayal and deceit. Can their fragile bond withstand the forces threatening to tear them apart? Or will the ghosts of the past destroy their chance at happiness?