Beverly needs a hero, and Joseph needs someone to believe in him. In this HEA romance, love sets captured hearts free. Imprisoned in a crumbling mansion, a ballerina's only hope for escape is the combat vet bound in silence. Beverly Dawning loved living her dream as a professional ballerina—until a mysterious illness stole all the light from her life. Locked away in Filibrault Manor by her father, her only taste of the outside world is through the manor's tower windows ... Until her father hires a new handyman. Joseph Clancey is a prisoner in his own mind. After surviving a brutal attack during his combat service in the United States Army, he's never spoken a word—using only scribbled notes in a notebook to communicate. No one knows how long he will have to endure this involuntary silence, but a new job as a handyman at the Filibrault Manor seems like the fresh start he's been looking for ... Until Beverly leaves a mysterious message in his notebook.