The war is over, but one battle rages on. Though relieved by the news of the Yas’Raehen army’s return, Lady Valeri Alcina didn’t expect to be reunited with a ghost from her past. Lord Vallen Hartwood was ready to enter a time of peace but those hopes were dashed when he saw her. Reunited after a year-long campaign in Ernesh, Vallen and Valeri struggle to tolerate the presence of one another. Pained and haunted by their past relationship, the two must find a path to civility for the sake of the residents of Castle Frēwin. When trouble befalls those closest to them, the unlikely pair must uncover the truth behind a devious plot intended to ruin one girl’s reputation and leave a good man’s heart crushed. Vowing to clear the names of the wrongly accused, Valeri and Vallen’s pursuit of justice may provide an opportunity for more than one happily ever after.