Candace McAvoy is trapped in the past and about to forced into an unwanted marriage. At the last moment she's rescued by a total stranger with an absurd excuse for interfering. Nathan Granger has his own reasons for rescuing a strange woman from an unwanted fate. Initially, he has no real interest in her but finds her amusing and she is slowly getting under his skin. Can they find a place together beyond the reach of their enemies? Or will time create a wedge between two lonely hearts?