Lady Evie Roberts has carried a torch for Lord Adam Hunter, Marquess of Greystone, since childhood, feelings she's never shared with anyone. When Evie finds out her best friend Honora is betrothed to Adam, she is heartbroken but determined to be happy for them. But when Honora runs off and marries another man, then plummets to her death from a fall off a cliff and her body washes out to sea - Evie can't help but wonder how and why this happened.
Lord Adam Hunter survived the battle of Waterloo only to be scarred in a duel with the blackguard who eloped with his betrothed. Saddened by Honora's tragic death under such dark and mysterious circumstances, Adam must also contend with the pain of his father's sudden passing. But when Adam encounters Evie at his father's funeral, it's as though he sees a beacon of light in a storm-tossed sea. Drawn to the intelligent and beautiful young woman, Adam can't help but feel his heart stirring back to life.
Together Adam and Evie seek to unravel the mystery surrounding Honora's demise but when danger threatens can they embrace the light of love or will the ghosts from the past plunge them into darkness?
