Dr. Garrett Gibson, the only female doctor in England, was proud of her independence in every way except one: in her personal life she remained an impeccable Victorian lady. And only once did Garrett allow herself to fall victim to the charm of an unfamiliar handsome Irishman... Ethan Ransom is an illegitimate scion of the Ravenel family, rejected by his father, a man with a dark past and an even darker present. No one knows why he left his career at Scotland Yard, no one knows who he works for now. And he would never allow himself to again invade the life of his beloved woman, who could be in danger because of him, but when Ethan’s life is in the balance, only Garrett can save him...