Catherine Dunnan is devastated when her beloved goes off to
war -- and only his promise to write often can sustain her
in her loneliness. And what letters they are, filled with
heartfelt emotions that move her to respond in kind. But
then the unthinkable occurs. He is cruelly lost to her, and
his beautiful words of passion and devotion cease forever.
When Moncrief agreed to write warm and loving missives in a
fellow officer's name, he never expected he'd become so
enamored of the incomparable lady who answered them, a
woman he has never met. Returning to England to assume the
unexpected title of duke, Moncrief is irresistibly drawn to
the beauty who has unwittingly won his heart. More than
anything, he yearns to ease Catherine's sadness with his
tender kisses. But once she learns his secret, will his
love be spurned?