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A story of love and betrayal set in the quaint Staffordshire village of Edingale in 1946. Haunted by her past, Hannah Kimble has built an impenetrable barrier around her. Life has been hard, with few pleasures. She yearns for love or even a little affection. By chance, she meets the new owner of Edingale Manor, a charismatic American. Major Joshua Tyne. When he shows interest in her, Hannah believes he loves her. But has she misinterpreted his actions and mistaken simple kindness for love? Then there's the betrayal!

For almost 11 years, Jennie Proudman believed her husband had died in a freak car accident. When two FBI agents turn-up unexpectedly at her house and inform her that her husband was actually murdered, Jennie is shocked but also angry this information had been kept from her. Shock and anger rises when the agents tell her the reason for their visit. They want Jennie to work for the man who ordered her husband's death.

Agreeing to look after his friend's goddaughter for three days and under the impression she's a young girl, Thomas Aston, 38, arranges her stay with precision. Babysitters are booked to take care of her during the day and his niece and nephew have agreed to entertain her in the evening. Pleased with himself for palming the girl off nicely, Thomas has to rethink his plans when he finally meets her at JFK airport. She is in fact an attractive, petite English woman of 32.