All Evangelina Acharya has ever wanted is her fairy tale, but right on the brink of getting everything she's dreamed of, the past rears its ugly head. The man who sired and abandoned her now suddenly sees an opportunity for his own gain, and Evangelina is caught in the middle of a feud between the powerful, dastardly Earl and the people trying to protect her. Ezekiel Marston has never considered himself a hero. He's an artist, a pacifist, a believer in love and beauty all around him. But when the lovely, naive younger sister of his brother's wife comes into ultimate danger, Zeke is willing to step up and do what he can to protect her...by offering her his hand. What starts as a marriage of convenience built to protect Evangelina becomes so much more as attraction flares, danger rises, and the two are put to the test as individuals and together in ways they never would have imagined. Evangelina must step up to be more than the child everyone - including herself - believes she is, and Zeke must rise to the occasion to be the hero he never believed he could, but his wife needs him to be. In this heart-pounding, romantic adventure, two people step outside of themselves and learn far more about who they truly are and who they want to be than they could ever have imagined. And all the while, they fall madly, deeply, inextricably, in love.