Like a roaring fire, the passion that ignites between them threatens to consume them whole…

Groomed to be the perfect lady, Miss Theodora Kent grew up believing in the romantic ideals of old. Ideals, that she believes she has found in the face of a Duke’s son.

Chased away from home, Naomhan Grant, son of the Laird of Grant, flees to England, where he hides in plain sight by assuming the mantle of deacon. A meeting with his friend’s fiancé challenges not only his beliefs but also his self-control.

But you can only run for so long before fate finally catches up to you.

For Theodora and Naomhan, two letters mark the end: Theodora is getting married in a week and Naomhan is being called back to the one place he must never return to. For his father is dead and someone just tried to kill his brother…