Publisher's Synopsis
Since his wife was killed in an accident that stole his happiness and left him injured, William Helling, Duke of Aubrey, is a broken man. Neither strong drink and loose women not the power he wields as leader of the Brethren of Lords can free him from the nightmares that haunt him. He prefers to be left alone, and has no desire to heal the wound his life has become. Then one day Miss Elsie Allenby, rumored to a skilled healer, enters his household. He should send her away and yet he's enthralled by the mysterious stranger. But not a day passes when Elsie Allenby doesn't miss her father nor remind herself where the blame for his death is: The Brethren of Lords. Since that betrayal, she's made a life for herself on the fringe of society, caring for wounded animals. Her peaceful life is turned upside down when her help is requested by the Brethren, and she finds herself in the presence last person she ever thought she would aide: William H
