*** Please note that although the prologue is written in first person present tense, the main body of this story is written in third person past tense ***
Since losing the woman who owned his heart and shared his soul over a decade ago, Sir Guy Somerton has dedicated himself to his work and the defence of the country he loves.
Maddie Scott's job as the events manager at a country house hotel revolves around happiness, celebration and organisation?worlds away from her previous life, where one false move could have meant instant death... if she was lucky.
When his niece asks him to accompany her on a visit to a potential venue for her forthcoming wedding, Guy doesn't expect to meet a woman who reignites a fire he's long believed extinguished, but for Maddie, the encounter presents her with an impossible situation and a temptation she can't resist.
A single word unleashes devastating secrets from the past, but then a far more dangerous threat comes calling, one that could tear Guy and Maddie apart forever...
