A man tortured by brutal memories...A woman determined to safeguard her liberty...After more than twenty years in exile, Mallon de Wolfe-formidable, handsome, and with a shard of ice where his heart should be-is returning to Dartmoor. A place vast, barren and perilous. A place where secrets refuse to remain buried. Mallon has vowed to conquer the betrayals of his youth but faces new danger as his attraction grows for the mysterious Countess...