In a time of war, can true love survive?
Independent schoolmistress Mary Endacott has no intention of ever surrendering to a man, especially when she meets stubborn yet infuriatingly handsome Lord Randall! But with a major battle fast approaching, normal rules dissolve and Mary gives herself to him.
Justin is renowned for his authority on the battlefield but Mary is a challenge of a whole new kind! He's determined to seize every moment of happiness while he can but when the fighting commences, will the promise of Mary's kiss be enough to keep him safe?