Once she'd been a pampered lady. Then she became an innocent pawn in a terrible game of power and influence. Now, Ondine is condemned to hang before she has the chance to find the traitor who killed her noble father. Lord Chatham is a powerful, hardened man who, for his own secret purpose of revenge, needs a wife. A quirky fate brings him to the gallows. Destiny makes Ondine his wife. Now, the two will discover a passion that will untie them heart and soul.