Torin O'Fearell is the younger son of a tenant farmer, and all he wants is to continue working that farm with his father. That dream dies when he returns home to find his father dying and the farm burning. Knowing who is responsible, another dream forms; getting revenge for everything that has been taken from him.

Eamonn O'Fearell does not love being a farmer's son. What he does love: games of chance, words, chasing after lasses, and even other lads. None of that matters, though, when he returns to find everything he'd known, but his brother, gone. And if his brother has his way, Eamonn may lose him as well.

Bridgette Muldoon does not want for much in her life. Her family may not be wealthy, but they do have love, and to her, that's more than enough. If only Lord Owen Curran would take a hint that he is not entitled to her, no matter his father's ranking in society. And her father supports her in refusing his suit. When her world falls out from under her, at least she still has her father, even if they have to remain one step ahead of the spoiled noble's son.

When these three cross paths, they realize they have more in common than they initially thought. Bridgette realizes she may be developing feelings for both brothers, but she is not sure she can have either, not as long as they are all still in danger. And when trouble finds them again, they might all lose the little they had left.