"Captain Gabriel Deane has know his fair share of pain, but he'd take a dagger to the chest rather than relive the torture of rejection from the woman he loves. Saying no to Gabriel broke Emmaline Mableau's heart. She wears his ring around her neck: a reminder of the life - and the man - that can never be hers. Two years later, Emmaline's jand trembles as she goes to knock on Gabriel's door. Now she has a proposal for him, but will he say yes?" --back cover.