This novel was a great read!! I really enjoyed the plot and the characters. There was a mystery to solve and I liked how Ms.Bowman made everything come together as well as flashbacks into the main characters' pasts. Lady Nicole Huntington Grimaldi and General Mark Grimaldi have been estranged for 10 years, both working for the Home Office. Nicole left England after a terrible argument with Mark. Mark returns to France to ask Nicole to return to England with him as his wife so he can get his political promotion. Nicole wants something from Mark, so they strike a bargain. Neither saw how being together again would bring back the desire and passion they had all those years ago. However, when Mark returns, he is asked to work on a case that hits a little too close to home, something he has been avoiding for years. Mark has much pride and has earned many things on his own, not using connections. Nicole wants to help Mark and they work together to solve the case. As they work on the case, both realize their feelings for the other are still there. Nicole is a smart, intuitive woman and does not let Mark push her around. Both kept secrets from the other and misjudged each other all those years ago. Will they let the past control their future?