Jilted years ago when his fortunes fell, Solomon Kennett has returned to England with a grand fortune from his years in the West Indies. He is intent on an advantageous match--with anyone but the woman who spurned him two years ago. When his intended is kidnapped and taken to Gretna Green, he feels honor-bound to go after her despite his growing reservations over the match.
Mercy Marcotte knows she doesn't deserve another chance with Solomon, but when her cousin elopes with another man rather than accept his suit, she cannot abandon him to humiliation. Reunited on the road, lingering chemistry wars with old resentments. The past divided them, but the present insists on entangling them once more. With a web of divided loyalties and ulterior motives ensnaring them all, tensions mount and passions ignite. Will their shared history and hurt pride eclipse second chances? Or will love's spark prevail on this chase to reclaim what they've lost?
