La bella Annabelle Lawson jamas habria supuesto que conoceria al hombre mas atractivo que haya visto en su vida en un viaje en tren. Sin embargo, cuando se encuentra con el misterioso John Edwards, se desata en su corazon de artista una subita pasion. Pero pronto descubrira que tras el nombre falso de Edwards se oculta Magnus Wallis, enemigo de la familia de Annabelle y en especial de su hermano adoptivo, Whitby, debido a una antigua traicion. A pesar de las dificultades, los enamorados no pueden refrenar sus sentimientos y empiezan a verse. Finalmente, Magnus, un verdadero caballero, decide alejarse de su amada para no ponerla en peligro. Ambos sufren en silencio durante trece años, hasta que una carta para Annabelle volvera a ponerlos en contacto, y abrira una nueva posibilidad para ese amor intenso que parecia condenado desde aquel lejano verano. / Annabelle Lawson knew nothing about the breathtaking stranger she met on the trainonly that he'd make an ideal model for the budding young artist, and that she desired him more than she believed possible. But after she'd been seduced, she learned that she'd also been betrayed. The man she thought she loved was really Magnus Wallisa scoundrel like his father before him, the loathed cousin of Annabelle's benefactor, the honorable Earl of Whitby. No longer the naively romantic girl who would tumble for a rogue, Annabelle cannot avoid a reunion with the despicable Magnus, who wants to include her portraits in his new London gallery. She means to show him her coldest facebut upon seeing him again, her every intention melts from the heat of his touch. It is clear that Magnus still burns with love for her. But is he still the villain he once was, or can he be reformed into a man Annabelle can dare to love?