Carina Talbot's life is shattered when her beloved husband Robert is found dead in mysterious circumstances. Suddenly she must take on sole responsibility for their two young children and find a way to continue running the farm which was Robert's pride and joy. Help comes in the form of two new men in her life: local landowner Lord Cal Melbrook a scarred war hero whose surly temperament seemingly masks a generous heart and a mysterious stranger who claims to have been friends with Robert and offers a much-needed hand on the farm. But can Carina truly trust the motives of either man? And as a woman alone can she keep her vow to protect her children from further tragedy?

Part of the The Ten Houses Saga series.