Simply love

Anne Jewell is a teacher at Miss Martin's School for Girls, a genteel academy in Regency England.

Now she must confront the disturbing tragedy that gave her a beautiful son, but locked her heart away for many years ago.

While on a summer holiday in Wales, Anne meets Sydnam Butler, a taciturn hero of the Peninsula Wars.

Gentle yet courageous, he is unlike any man Anne has ever encountered.

But he too carries scars of the past. When Anne returns to St Martin's, she makes a surprising discovery and has no choice but to test Sydnam's love.

Their passion becomes a showdown between long-buried fears and grand dreams...