Her curiosity was boundless... The arrival of Mr. John Harris, the new owner of Pinnacles House, was greeted with much interest by the inhabitants of Woodham. Why should a man who was so handsome, so agreeable and so nobly heroic, a man who had lived abroad, dream of settling down in the English countryside? It was very mysterious... Miss Lucinda Calvert longed to ask him many questions, but courtesy—and her upbringing as the reverend's daughter—forbade her. And by no means could she ask him the most important question of all—for how could a lady ask a man if he loved her?

A female can easily meet with an accident... Canons Grange was the perfect setting for a romantic adventure—and its handsome owner was suitably mysterious. Robert Hartwell seemed the perfect English gentleman. But why was he absent so frequently? Who were his midnight visitors. Where did he acquire military secrets? Such questions tormented Caroline. She must find the answers—or forfeit any hope of happiness. She must know if the man she loved was a daring patriot—or a ruthless traitor.