A daring rescue. A difficult choice.
Sophie desperately wants to get away from her stepmother's jealousy, and
believes escape is her only chance to be happy. Then a young man named
Gabe arrives from Hagenheim Castle, claiming she is betrothed to his
older brother, and everything twists upside down. This could be Sophie's
one chance at freedom--but can she trust another person to keep her
safe?
Gabe defied his parents Rose and Wilhelm by going to find Sophie, and
now he believes they had a right to worry: the girl's inner and outer
beauty has enchanted him. Though romance is impossible--she is his
brother's future wife, and Gabe himself is betrothed to someone else--he
promises himself he will see the mission through, no matter what.
When the pair flee to the Cottage of the Seven, they find help--but also
find their feelings for each other have grown. Now both must not only
protect each other from the dangers around them--they must also protect
their hearts.