Gabriel Fairchild's valor during battle earns him the
reputation of hero, but costs him both his sight and his
hope for the future. Abandoned by the fiance he
adored, the man who once walked like a prince among
London's elite secludes himself in his family's mansion,
cursing his way through dark days and darker nights.
Prim nurse Samantha Wickersham arrives at Fairchild Park
to
find her new charge behaving more like a beast than a
man.
Determined to do her duty, she engages the arrogant earl
in
a battle of both wit and wills. Although he claims she
doesn't possess an ounce of womanly softness, she can
feel
his heart racing at her slightest touch. As Samantha
begins
to let the light back into Gabriel's life and his heart,
they both discover that some secrets -- and some
pleasures -
- are best explored in the dark ...