A grieving duke. An forgotten spinster. A love that defies society’s expectations.

In 1960, a tragic death calls Sarah Browning back from college to her Appalachian home. Lost and grieving, she wanders onto her reclusive neighbor’s property, where she stumbles across the attractive Owen Campbell, a man hiding secrets she’d only ever thought were legend.

A madcap romp where evil designs and secret passages invite mayhem with an adventurous and indignant heroine, who does not in the least appreciate the hero’s attempts to keep her from harm.

Richard Emberton needs a supplier to save his spice importation business, and George Hayward needs an exporter for his spice. With benefits to be reaped by both, Richard agrees to marry George’s unwilling daughter. After such an inglorious beginning, can love flourish?

Sometimes, overcoming the past can be as challenging as surviving the present.