Carys has left her native Wales to follow her newly-married daughter to England. More than a decade after losing her husband, she is convinced her life as a woman is over.

As one tragedy struck after the other, James Mortimer has lost faith in life. Now a widower, he has resolved to focus on his role as steward of Sheridan Manor.

Eilidh Lathan is bound to the Aerie by the echo in her blood of her mother’s healing talent and her love for one man. If only she had the courage to tell him—and he felt the same.

Royal Navy Captain Hugh McAlden will do anything to stop the treasonous flow of information out of the Admiralty, even if it means taking in a slyly attractive street thief to steal those secrets back.