Julia Hale ran off to be married in Gretna Green, following romance instead of common sense. But her tale isn't turning into a happily ever after. Her new husband is gone and she doesn't know where or if he's ever coming back. Julia has no option but to return home to the family she betrayed by eloping and hope they'll forgive her. Especially now that she might be carrying a baby from her brief marriage. Major Thomas Hale has spent a lifetime trying to escape his past only to discover that he can never really evade the consequences of his choices. Hunted by those determined to eliminate him as a threat, he runs to save himself yet he hasn't lost his pursuers and he may have lost his wife forever. When they're reunited, powerful enemies, financial distress, family opposition and fears from the past all build walls against reconciliation. Can this heroic army major and his broken hearted bride learn to forgive and find the strength for their runaway marriage to be redeemed?