An arranged betrothal in this day and age...Never! An innocent beauty, Brittney Myers knew little of life. Having been sheltered away as a child, she longed for her father's unapproachable love, and finds that he wants nothing to do with her. She runs to escape the impossible life he arranged for her, which leads her high in the Appalachian Mountains and into a raging blizzard. She awakens, injured and alone, in the care of a stranger. Along with healing from her injuries, she tries to deal with the stirring emotions this stranger ignites in her. Escaping the humiliation and hurt of his past, Dr. Phillip Sinclare hibernates deep in the snowy hills, until an innocent beauty invades his life, awakening both his body and heart. After fighting for her survival and protection, will he be strong enough to overcome the deception in their past, as well?