I love you,' Winifred said wretchedly And if I were well, no power
on earth could keep me away from you."
London, 1848 – for the last two years, following an attack of scarlet fever, Winifred Hathaway has been
n invalid. She's been told she can do nothing but succumb to her illness, but her bright and optimistic mature means she will not accept such a fate. She has no much to live for, namely the handsome Merripen.
A part of the Hathaway family since they took him under their wing -- after he was wounded and left for dead - the gypsy-bred Merripen will do anything to protect Win, even hide his true feelings and break her heart. However, nothing can stand in the stand in the way of true love