Viscountess Felicity Barbridge escaped a violent marriage with her life only because she was willing to make desperate choices. Now those choices are back to haunt her, and the only person who might be able to save her life is the object of her girlhood obsession, Asher Seyton.

Asher was never anything more than a servant’s son to Felicity’s family. He was close to the children, especially Felicity, but he knew he didn’t belong in their world. Over the years since he left, he’s elevated himself through an education and is now a respected solicitor. He only returns to his childhood home to help with a financial issue, but when he realizes Felicity is being threatened, he’s driven to stay and help. Even if he must now face all the feelings for her he tried to repress over the years they are parted.

Will Felicity be able to trust Asher enough to share more than passion? And will Asher’s own secrets unravel all they’ve built?

CW: Domestic Abuse, Attempted Sexual Assault, Violence