Kate Armstrong has a horrific secret-a secret she hasn't shared with anyone-a secret from her past-a secret that nearly ended her life. She's in constant battle to bury her horrid past and feel whole again, when she meets the strikingly handsome English lawyer, Stephen McGilveroy. She's instantly drawn to him but is unsure if she's ready for a relationship or if she can trust him. Stephen McGilveroy is stubborn, confident and comes from an aristocratic English family. His future has been set since he was a child, but he struggles with his family obligations. When he meets Kate, his attraction is evident, but he's confused between his desire to be with Kate and his future responsibilities. Will his stubborn pride drive Kate away from him? Will either of them follow the path laid out for them? In this contemporary romance novel, after fate brings two lonely souls together from vastly different backgrounds, they each discover that anything worth keeping for a lifetime is worth fighting for until the end.