Branded a deserter, Rhys Macleod has been stripped of his command, his title, and has been dishonorably discharged from the army. He has retreated to the quiet solitude of Blackstone Abbey in hopes of forgetting the country and family that has abandoned him. But his peace is shattered when his best friend's sister shows up to avenge her brother's death and Rhys comes face to face with his broken promise to care for his friends beautiful sister. Emma...