Her profession as a midwife makes Tabitha the keeper of many secrets. Dominick is a man with his own secret: what he, a British nobleman, is doing on American soil working as a bondsman. On a twisted path through kidnappings, death threats, and public disgrace, can either of them find true love in a world that seems set against them?

England, 1811. A tarnished reputation. A distant home. A forced engagement to a dangerous man. Elizabeth Trelawny has many reasons to flee London. Pursued by her fianc�e, her carriage caught in a storm, she quickly accepts the help of a stranger. Well, not really a stranger. Class once kept Rowan Curnow from courting Elizabeth -- but not from kissing her. But in the very act of spiriting her to safety in Cornwall, Rowan jeopardizes Elizabeth's inheritance....

Esther Cherrett comes from a proud line of midwives and was trained by her mother to take over the family calling. But when a scandal threatens all she holds dear, Esther takes a position as a teacher in the western mountains of Virginia instead. There she finds herself in the midst of a deadly family feud and courted by two men on opposite sides of the conflict. When it seems as though her past has followed her all the way into the mountains, all...