When Anne is offered the position of governess to Captain Turner’s two wards, she steps back into a world she had thought herself forever severed from. As she works to establish a better relationship between her charges and their guardian, she finds herself increasingly drawn to him. She hides a secret that could jeopardise her position, however, and when a series of accidents occur, she fears her past is about to rear its ugly head.
Captain Edward Turner has devoted his life to the Royal Navy. Against all odds, he rose through the ranks from ship’s boy to commander, but his hopes and dreams were shattered when a false accusation was brought against him. Returning to the estate his mentor, Admiral Tewk, has left him, he finds himself all at sea. What little he knows about women is not to their credit, and the last thing he expects is to discover himself intrigued by the enigmatic governess.