Sir Alistair Munroe is a naturalist knighted for his service to the crown during the French and Indian War-a war that left him horribly maimed. Because of his scars he lives a solitary life in a crumbling Scottish castle until one night when he opens the door to a buxom beauty claiming to be his new housekeeper. Helen Fitzwilliam has led a life full of mistakes, not least among them spending the last ten years as mistress to the Duke of Lister, a man without any kindness. But when the duke takes a new, younger mistress, Helen makes a decision she knows isn't a mistake. She leaves the duke, taking with her their two young children. Knowing that Lister hates to give up anything-even a mistress he's cast aside-Helen flees to Scotland and the home of a man she's never met. The two wounded souls find an undeniable passion in each others arms, but the bliss of their relationship may not last.
