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                            Lady Elisabetta Michell, a once pampered daughter, must flee the only home she's ever know. 
 She now lives in poverty on the unfeeling
                           streets of Southwark, London~1625. Caught between two worlds, she will do whatever it takes to survive. 
 Lord William Hunter is a nobleman with a secret. 
 When an unknown young woman rushes into
                           his startled embrace, battered and afraid, he  vows to protect this fair-haired beauty. 
 Yet he  can't protect the girl when she runs from him and
                           his probing questions. 
 He
                           has to find her again first. 
 And
                           find her he will, no matter how long he must search.
                           
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                            Royal Ethan Anderson, a first born son cheated out of an inheritance by his father in favor
                           of his illegitimate half-brother.  
 Ceana Sinclair, a girl who has no choice but to masquerade as someone else. 
 An unexpected death. A forced marriage. 
 Can a foundation of trust and love be built upon a lie? 
 Or will this case of innocent deception
                           destroy any chance of happiness Royal and Ceana might have?
                           
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