Shadow of Hope — Barbara Goss

You don't treasure what you've got--until you lose it.

Violet Jeffries meets Gavin McKenzie,and she becomes confused and unsure of her love for her fiancé, Miles Croft. She breaks the betrothal and then discovers that Gavin has a hidden agenda. Miles comes to her rescue twice but keeps his distance from her. Violet realizes her mistake -- too late. She's lost the most loving and devoted man, and she fights to get him back. Miles Croft loved Violet with all this heart and he vows to never give his heart away again. It took him months to recover from the pain of her breakup, and now she seems to want him back. He'll protect his heart from her, for how could he ever trust her again?