Synopsis

Opposites attract. Appearances can deceive.
A rugged façade hides the vulnerable man within. He will gamble with his life, but never his heart.
Always the observer, never observed, her fragility hides conviction. She will risk everything for love.
One fateful night they collide. The attraction is immediate, the consequences profound…

London and Hampshire, 1777: The story of Alisdair ‘Dair’ Fitzstuart; nobleman, ex-soldier, and rogue, and Aurora ‘Rory’ Talbot; spinster, pineapple fancier, and granddaughter of England’s Spymaster General, and how they fall in love.