A remote island castle haunted by tragedy and superstition becomes the last refuge for a young governess with dark secrets of her own.... She appeared one day out of nowhere. Beautiful, refined and elusive, she seems totally enthralled with the isolated isle of Trelay. But her employer, Gabriel MacFeagh, Viscount Dunevin, can't help wondering who Nell Harte really is—and why she is willing to work as his daughter's governess. After all, it is most obvious that she has heard the rumors about the day his wife disappeared—the day his young daughter descended into a terrible silence that she has not yet broken. But Nell must never discover the real reason why he is estranged from his mute, lonely child—even if he has to deny the most precious love he has ever known....