Everyone in Mount Evergreen knew that Lancasters and Tarrants didn't mix. Everyone, that is, except Anne Lancaster and Simon Tarrant. They had pledged their love, first in their youthful hearts, and later, before a judge.

Five years of shadowed secrecy had forced a bitter separation. Now fate was drawing Anne and Simon together one more time. Though the family feud still stood between them, their passion refused to be diminished ... or denied.

But Anne was impatient to make their vows public, while Simon still feared the tragic result the shattering news could have. Could they dare to bring their secret marriage into the glorious light of day?