Eloisa is determined to go to her first ever ball, but Fate decides otherwise.Thrown into the arms of her reluctant host, Simeon Calversham, she is drawn into a world of draughty corridors, haunted castles, and mysterious things that go bump in the night.The dangers within the cold stone walls throw this unsuspecting couple together, but will the mysterious intruder who stalks the corridors of Mitchelham Castle tear them apart again?Simeon knows that he has to keep her safe, from himself as much as the unknown person who is stealing from his house. However, the closer they are drawn together, the harder he knows it will be to ever let her go.