Sometimes fairy tales come true when we least expect a happy ending. Such is the case for Clarice Bradford, a 32 year old widow who gave up on love and happiness with any man years ago thanks to her deceased older husband's lack of kindness and his conviction that she was lacking as a woman. Cameron Leslie is 8 years her junior but in many ways he is older by far than Clarice. This is a short historical romance that spans a week and ends with a night of blazing passion that even the most jaded romance reader will find worthy of a sigh or two!