Nightmares are the only memories Victorian Ashton has from her early childhood – if indeed they were memories at all – but her physical scars are real.

Recently freed from a caged life at the mercy of a man posing as her uncle, she is wary of the world – and of men.

No one would ever control her again – especially the rogue who'd stolen a kiss.

When Ethan Vale helped a woman escape from an unscrupulous blackguard, little did he know her shrouded past would come back to claim her - and that he would lose his heart to someone who vowed never to love.

When faced with a heartbreaking choice, both must decide where their future lay...