Scarred in a duel over a feckless female, Gavin Lawrence leaves America
to take up his new duty as Marquess of Effingham, vowing to never again
care for another woman. But lurking in the Marquess' crumbling manor is
a young woman in terrible danger. The self-sufficient daughter of a
soldier, Dillian Whitnell hides her injured cousin in the secret
passages of Arinmede Manor following an attempt on their lives. Trapped
by the Marquess' unexpected arrival, Dillian tries to convince Gavin
she's a ghost while planning their escape. As their hide-and-seek game
leads to increasingly close encounters, Gavin's irritation turns to
intrigue, and intrigue into forbidden passion while the real villain
stalks them both.