After years of dedicated service to the Crown, the seven members of the Bastion Club have banded together to support each other through the most perilous mission of all: finding a bride.
Impatient to find his bride-to-be yet appalled by the damsels of the ton, Charles St. Austell seeks refuge in his castle-and discovers Lady Penelope Selborne walking the deserted corridors at midnight. Years ago, they'd consummated their youthful passion on one unforgettable afternoon. And while the ardent interlude haunts Charles still, Penny wants nothing more to do with him.
But resisting a stronger, battle-hardened Charles proves difficult, even though Penny has vowed she won't settle for anything less than true love. And when a traitorous intrigue threatens them both, she discovers that her first love- a man who will not rest until he has made her his own- is her fated champion and protector.