Sometimes fate needs a little help. Maitland Menzie blames himself for his wife's death, and he knows he always will. Five years after he held her broken body, his guilt drives him to protect those weaker than himself. Despite the urging of his family and friends, he cannot imagine loving another woman in Nesta's place. It would only compound his sins. He certainly can't fall in love with a muddy, bedraggled recluse like Maeve Grant...