It is 1819 England as seventeen-year-old Lady Jessica Morgan returns home to East Lane Manor after seven years away. Unfortunately, her life has dramatically changed since she left. Jessica has known nothing but darkness since a tragic accident robbed her of her sight. After her father, Geoffrey, decides to surrender to the hope that she will never regain her sight and introduce her to society, Jessica attends a ball where she is spotted by a ship captain, Vincent Warner, who is immediately captivated by her beauty. When Vincent learns that Jessica is blind, it is too late for him to change his mind. His heart is already lost to her. But when Jessicas sight miraculously returns after a fall, she fears it is only temporary and that her relationship with Vincent is based only on his loyalty to her father. As a chain of dramatic events unfolds, Jessica must harbor a shocking secret that when eventually revealed, will change everything. In this historical romance, a young woman temporarily blinded from an accident returns home to find love with a handsome ship captain that sets the course of her life in a new direction.