She wants to forget their past…
Lady Joanna Latham’s impulsive tryst with Viscount Andrew Beaumont was unknowingly witnessed by Society’s worst gossip, leaving her family no choice but to force a wedding. But when Andrew could not be found, Joanna was married off to a much older man. Now, wealthy and widowed, Joanna craves something she never experienced while married — love. But after a chance meeting with Andrew, the man she thought she loved all those years ago, whose conspicuous disappearance ruined her reputation, Joanna wants nothing to do with him.

He wants to believe in their future…
Five years ago, his military obligations forced Andrew away, with barely enough time to send a message to Joanna, the woman he loved. When he returned to find her married and out of his reach, shock and hurt sent him reeling. Despite that pain, no woman has compared to her since. After an accidental meeting reveals she is now a widow, Andrew has renewed hope. But first, he must convince her of his heart and intentions, even though his roguish reputation says otherwise.

Can Joanna and Andrew break through the pain of the past to catch a second chance at love?