Two years ago, when Linda Kendall's husband and children died in a tragic car accident, she wished she had died too—and believed that her life was over. When she accepts the position of nanny to the Conde Duarte de Dominga's three young charges, she believes she will never again feel passion for another man.

But the Conde teaches her differently. Charming and handsome, his presence fills Linda with a desire she'd believed herself incapable of—and reminds her of the joys of being alive. And when he proposes marriage, Linda is tempted to accept. But can she allow herself to love again—and open up her heart once more to loss?