Connor MacEgan is a fighter; it's in his blood. But whenhis hands are crushed in a brutal attack, he finds he maynever wield a sword, or touch a woman,ever again.
He becomes reliant on Aileen Ó Duinne, whosedetermination matches his, for Aileen can no more ignorea person in pain than Connor can stopbeing a warrior.
But she also holds a secret, one of passion and deceptionthat could break their hearts, long after she has mended his hands....