A mesmerising story of passionate awakening & redemption Mary Balogh's new novel unites a war hero consigned to darkness with a remarkable woman who finds her own salvation by showing him the light of love Blinded by a cannon blast on the Napoleonic battlefields Vincent Hunt Lord Darleigh needs time away from the well-meaning meddling
- & matchmaking
- of his family But anonymity proves impossible & soon another marital trap is sprung Luckily he is saved in time by a stranger with a captivating voice that stirs something deep inside & when Miss Sophia Fry's intervention on his behalf finds her unceremoniously booted from her guardian's home Vincent can see a solution to both their problems marriage At first quiet unassuming Sophia rejects Vincent's proposal But when such a gloriously handsome & heartbreakingly vulnerable man persuades her that he needs a wife of his own choosing as much as she needs protection from destitution she agrees Dare they believe a bargain born of desperation might lead them both to a love destined to be?