Two romantic stories in one book. The first ione tells of a Sacon lord who needs to marry but has few prospects other than a witchy distat relative. He finds love but not with her. The second is set in modern times but has reflections of the past to explain the motivation of the heroine to marry, well other than love for the hero since their teens. It also cotains fear of discovery for the hero who has witnessed a mob murder and so has come home to hide.