A duped traitor

Ten years ago, Drew Castlemain fled England to escape the hangman's noose that inevitably awaited him as a traitor. Now, as he returns to his homeland to accompany Elyse Salford on the journey to meet her fiancé, he realises just how dangerous it is for him. However, he made a promise to her father, and he must keep it.

The journey to Elyse's fiancé, however, is dangerously prolonged, and Drew begins to realise how strongly he is drawn to this beautiful and intelligent woman. But as a fugitive and a family outcast, he has nothing to offer her…