Theodore McNeil had everything, loving parents, a beautiful home, wealth and a promising future although he always felt like he wanted something more. He loved his father but did not want to take over the family business. There had to be more and he was willing to leave his family, home and wealth to find it. Louisiana was not a place Theodore would have traveled; it would have never been his choice to stay in a cabin locked away from the world with his cranky old uncle. And he would have certainly never stayed working for a man like Astor Boyle. But when he met her everything he ever knew about himself ceased to exist. Rose Stanley was different than other girls; she was wildly beautiful and headstrong. Theodore was attracted to her right away but he was warned to stay away. How would he break the bond that held her to a man that she was promised to? Would his heart lead him to disaster? What is it that keeps him from walking away from the PROMISED ROSE