On the author: Jill Marie Landis is a New York Times bestselling author writing in the popular historical romance genre. Jill has a solid history in ABA with over 20 books in the marketplace.

On this book: Kate Keene’s childhood memories compel her to take her newly-acquired architectural skills to a dilapidated Louisiana mansion. But when she returns to the Reconstruction-era American South, she’s shocked to discover the man she’s dreamed of for so long has become a bitter, angry recluse.

Colin Delany, the handsome older brother of her best friend, has lost all the he once held dear, with no hope of ever restoring the Belle Fleuve mansion and plantation. Filled with sharp determination, Kate feels it’s her duty to help, so when Colin demands she roll up her drawings and get out, she refuses.

And when Colin forces Kate to promise his dying sister they will care for his niece and nephew, she complies. Having been orphaned herself, Kate realises she must put the children’s welfare above her own, even if it means a marriage of convenience.

But will Colin’s hovering darkness ever lift? And can Kate’s persistent love and faith transform their uncertain future?