As Ellen and Pete bond, she realizes that Adrian is about to marry the wrong woman. Despite her resolve to remain "neighbors only," Ellen is drawn to Adrian. But how can she be the one when he's engaged to a sophisticated beauty who is everything Ellen isn't?

"Caden O'Byrne is a disgraced mercenary with a death wish and one slim chance for redemption--to find the long-lost daughter of the woman who healed his battle wounds. But Sorcha, kidnapped long ago and raised by Saxons, wants no part in his mission. A lovely minstrel with a heart for the helpless and a habit of lifting purses to finance her good works, she has her own problems--a debt she can't pay and betrothal to a man she cannot love. Then a treacherous...