She seeks refuge from a life of privilege. He bears the weight of a family legacy and hidden scars. Will their love withstand the darkness that approaches to consume them both?

Lady Evelyn Banfield is a woman on the run from her past. When an unexpected death gives her the chance to reinvent herself, she takes the chance and becomes “Miss Bane,” the governess whose origins are shrouded in mystery.

After a devastating fire claimed the life of his beloved baroness, James Ayles, Baron Hastings, swore off love. With his two daughters, the Baron hides away in the countryside, throwing himself into his work.

Chance lands Evelyn at the Baron's doorstep, and though she's a real “fish out of water,” sparks begin to fly. But things aren't always what they seem–can they weather the storms that threaten to tear them apart?