He had thought that with the new promotion in rank he could cast himself as the brave hero, performing valiant and noble deeds. Instead, he was horrified by his first mission with the Duke's select guardsmen.
Former homeless orphan, young Irish guardsman Declan Quickfist is an unwilling party to a crime against an innocent maiden and her family. Tormented by guilt and a confounding craving for the vengeance-bent, red-haired vixen who hates him, he vows to transport the lass Aoife O' Farrell to safety, discovering the long-buried truth about his own past along the way. Can he redeem himself in her eyesand his ownby redressing unsettled wrongs and avenging his dishonored country?
Set in Ireland in 1798, a young woman and man each battle their demons even as the powder keg of rebellion is about to explode beneath them.