When Corey Dyer, a young English gentleman during the American Revolutionary War, is framed for a murder he didn't commit, he goes on the run and joins the military to escape the gallows. But after receiving a musket shot to the shoulder and being saved accidentally by opponent soldiers, he is taken behind enemy lines. There, wounded and sick, he wakes to see the most angelic creature he's ever laid eyes on—a schoolteacher Miranda Hawkins.

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Trapped in the enemy's arms, Corey and Miranda vow to protect his identity to save his life. But in such close quarters, they struggle to keep their passionate feelings at bay. When they think they are safe, an enemy from his past returns, and now Corey and Miranda must ensure his secret is kept at all costs . . .