A reluctant earl desperate to recover from the ravages of war... and the woman whose love for her childhood friend might not be enough to save him.

Charlotte Harcourt feels the weight of her family on her shoulders. As the eldest Harcourt sister and the first to launch into society, she needs a good match to secure a future for her mother and younger sisters. But her heart is pining for her childhood friend and neighbor, Hugh Dempsey, Earl of Milcheston.

The man who stole her heart.

The man who has been missing, presumed dead, for months, until his return to inherit the earldom from his father.

But Hugh is a changed man. Damaged both physically and in his very soul.

Will their childhood love be strong enough to survive the ravages of war?

This is the first book in the Harcourt Sisters trilogy -- perfect for those who love sweet and clean Regency romance with a hint of mystery.