Yorkshire

Rose Golightly is a country girl who thinks her life will continue on its comfortable course, but a series of events changes that for good. On a visit to the ancestral estate of Hareton Abbey, Richard Kerre, Lord Strang enters her life. A leader of society, a man known for extravagance in dress and life, Richard is her nemesis. And she is his.

Richard is to marry a rich, frigid woman in a few weeks, and has deliberately closed his heart to love. Then a coach accident that leaves two people dead throws his wounded body into Rose’s arms. With one kiss, Richard and Rose discover the passion they thought they’d never find. They also discover the accident that brought them together was an act of sabotage. Somewhere, in the rotting hulk of a once beautiful stately home, a murderer is hiding. Richard and Rose set out to solve the mystery, and find the layers of scandal go deeper than simply determining who is guilty. They also discover that doing the right thing could separate them—forever.