After receiving a severe beating from her step-brothers, Lady Charis slips out of their country estate and flees for her life. Her step-brothers will stop at nothing to obtain her vast fortune. Charis hides in a horse stall at an inn, utterly exhausted and needing to rest her painfully bruised body. A stranger discovers her and comes to her rescue. Frightened to reveal her true identity, Charis tells half- truths and accepts his help.

Sir Gideon Trevithick, dubbed the Hero of Rangapindhi, accepts the accolades and hides the physical and mental damage done by his captors in India. The unwarranted hero worship threatens what remains of his sanity. He departs, desperate to obtain isolation and sanctuary at his Cornwall estate. His journey is interrupted when he finds an abused woman in the stables. Her tale has many missing parts, but Gideon abhors bullies who attack women. He offers to share his sanctuary with her.

Charis sees the torment that engulfs Gideon and she wants to comfort him. The barriers Gideon has built are high and his scars run deep. He rebukes Charis at every turn, but she is determined to break through the walls surrounding Gideon. Charis has fallen in love with Gideon and refuses to give up on him.

Ms. Campbell understands the workings and emotions of the soul and beautifully captures it with her writings. She draws readers into the characters' intense level of emotional despair and into their gradual ascent into healing, hope and love.