Sometimes you need to lose it all to discover what is truly important. Lucien St. Martin, Marquess of Heartstone, is ordered to travel to the "uncivilized" part of the world. America. Little does he know, everything is about to shift on its axis. Ciara McKay is known as "the heart of the mountain." Her world is changed the day she encounters a strange man near death on her mountain. Long winter nights lead to explosive passions before they part. Seven years pass before they meet again. Can they overcome the "accepted" rules of society? Or will "the heart of the mountain" cease to be? Is it possible that Lucien can convince her to give them another chance? Will Ciara accept her destiny that together is the only way for them to be-as the princess and the marquess?