A mesmerizing tale of passionate awakening and 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. Desperate to flee his mom’ s matchmaking, Vincent Hunt, Viscount Darleigh, flees to a remote control country community. But also there, another marital capture is sprung. So when Miss Sophia Fry’ s treatment on his behalf finds her unceremoniously booted from her guardian’ s home, Vincent is definitely about The Set up compelled to act. He may have been blinded in fight, but he can see a remedy to both their complications: marriage. Initially, quiet, unassuming Sophia rejects Vincent’ s proposal. But when such a gloriously attractive guy persuades her that he needs a wife of his personal choosing as much as she needs security from destitution, she agrees. Her alternative is as well dreadful to contemplate. But how do an all-consuming fireplace burn from such a cool arrangement? As friendship and camaraderie result in lovely seduction and erotic pleasure, dare they believe a good deal born of desperation might business lead them both to a love destined to become?