A second chance for love. During the Napoleonic Wars, Lady Elizabeth Montgomery has worked with the British government and uncovered her fiancé’s murderer. But when she realizes she is pregnant and unwed, she knows she must marry before the child is born or face ruin. Lord Thomas Westerly is a decorated, ex-military officer, a widower with a three year-old son, and a doctor. He was an orphan, adopted by a nobleman. Thomas understands the stigma Elizabeth and her child face and offers marriage. But theirs is not a love match. Elizabeth’s secret that she wishes to resume work as a spy threatens to tear them apart before they can learn to love again.