Lady Dorcas Cadoret, secretly engaged these five years to her childhood sweetheart, is overwhelmed with grief when Peter is killed in action only weeks before his commission is over. His brother, Daniel, is very kind, and rumors abound there is more to his attention than just being her guardian angel.As they share a forbidden kiss, Dorcas thinks it is Peter's lips upon hers and Daniel is overwrought by feelings he should not be having about his late brother's fiancée. Can Dorcas find a way to love Daniel for himself? Will Peter's memory haunt them both forever?