Bewildered and terrified after her bridegroom put a pistol to his head and pulled the trigger, lovely young Muireann Caldwell was faced with two options: She could return to her stifling parents in Scotland the sheltered existence she once knew, or take a chance and make a new life for herself on her husband's estate, Barnakilla. She refused to go running home in defeat, and besides, her late husband's darkly handsome estate manager promised that together they could make something worthwhile of her inheritance. For the first time she felt safety in a man's arms, saw respect in his eyes.Lochlainn Roche could no longer stand by and watch the people of Barnakilla suffer. It was his boyhood home, and the lush greens of Ireland called him back. Now with Muireann's plucky resourcefulness to aid him, he was sure that they could succeed in restoring Barnakilla to its former majesty. As they fought side by side against the ravages of the Potato Famine, the seeds of love were planted in their tender hearts. But would the unveiling of secrets test the strength of a bond formed in tumultuous times, or would two lost souls finally feel that they had found their way home?