He vanished into the waves. She sank beneath sorrow. But neither stayed lost. Ian MacDrummond left Scotland behind—his name, his children, his broken heart. Reborn as Ian Stewart aboard the Chevalier Noire, he buried his past and sailed forward. Until one mission—and one woman—pulls it all back. Noelle Clement carries her own grief, and somehow, her pain speaks to his own. She’s searching for her daughter. He’s remembering his own. Noelle once knew joy. Now she knows determination. When her child disappears, she refuses despair and accepts help from the bold Durets—who place her under Ian’s protection. But the Scotsman isn't just a shield. He's a man on the edge of regret, aching to believe he still deserves the title of father, of husband, of something more. Together, they learn that healing doesn’t erase the past—it reclaims it. As they fight to recover Noelle’s child and confront a shadow from her former life, something unexpected begins to bloom: trust. Then tenderness. And finally, love. Because some chances don’t arrive until you’ve lost everything. And some futures don’t begin until you forgive yourself. He thought his story was over. She reminds him it’s just beginning. If you’ve ever needed to start over—and hoped someone would walk beside you as you do… this story is yours.