"A darker type of Regency romance."

As a slave in India, Christian English has nothing he can claim as his own. His freedom, dignity and spirit have been stripped from him. Even his name is just a convenient label bestowed on him by his captors. Suffering from amnesia, Christian remembers nothing of his past.

Gideon Hartwood (from SCANDAL) rescues Christian and takes him back to England to heal and search for his identity. Christian falls in love with Gideon's sister, Bethany, but realizes he can't propose marriage to her. Not knowing his past, Christian could very well be a married man with children himself. Or worse. When Christian regains his family and identity, but not his memories, he can finally offer for Bethany. She, however, has her own secret to keep. Something so shattering that she feels revealing it would drive Christian away from her forever.

The secrets the lovers keep to themselves are not "the big misunderstanding" kind. They are dark secrets, the kind romance novels rarely delve into. Cudos to Ms. Cullman for daring to show a darker side to our beloved Regency England romances.

Reviewed by Sue Burke
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted December 26, 2003

Second in a new trilogy from the beloved author of Scandal.

Summary

When Harwood rescues his countryman from a brutal Indian mogul, it turns out his new friend has amnesia-and cannot remember his name or his identity. Was he a pauper or a prince? Then fate brings him face-to-face with Harwood's sister, Bethany-and an all-consuming passion practically devours him. But scandal stands in the way of their union. Together they must find the truth, face it-and air out their secrets...