Some people have no idea how beautiful darkness is.

Winter Almedarez is in danger—her father is certain of it. But she doesn’t share his fears. She believes she can handle herself just fine.

With her wits and ability to defend herself, she never lets the threats from her father’s political adversaries unsettle her. Yet her father, gripped by concern for her safety, hires a bodyguard.

Major Warrion Adelram Alcantara, a favored military doctor, has been assigned to protect her. One look at him, and Winter realizes that while she may not fear danger, her heart is now in it—in an entirely different way.

Amidst the shadows of painful truths and buried secrets, can love become a beacon bringing light to her heart filled with sorrow and darkness?