<p>Three young heirs, imprisoned by an unscrupulous uncle, escaped?to the sea, to the streets, to faraway battle?awaiting the day when they would return to reclaim their birthright.</p> <p>Sebastian Easton always vowed he would avenge his stolen youth and title. Now back in London, the rightful Duke of Keswick?returning from battle a wounded, hardened, changed man?cannot forget the brave girl who once rescued him and his brothers from certain death.</p> <p>Lady Mary Wynne-Jones paid dearly for helping the imprisoned young Lords of Pembrook, and she remembers well the promise she made to Sebastian all those years ago: to meet him once more in the abbey ruins where they shared a bold, forbidden kiss. While Mary is now betrothed to another, a friendship forged with dark secrets cannot be ignored. Unexpected passion soon burns dangerously between them, tempting Sebastian to abandon his quest for retribution and fight for a love that could once again set him free.</p>