Wounded in battle, Major Reese Dewar returns to England -- but his damaged leg is nothing compared to his shattered heart. Years before, love-struck Reese departed his home with a promise from raven-haired Elizabeth Clemens that she would make a life with him upon his return. But mere months later she married the Earl of Aldridge, attaining wealth and status Reese could never match -- and making his homecoming far more bitter than sweet.