Return to the sprawling Irish countryside and the delightful Mulligan family with award-winning author, Deb Stover, where an old curse sparks the fiery depths of love and passion.

Maggie Mulligan returns from University to teach school in the small village of Ballybronagh, which adjoins Mulligan land.

When Maggie's brother, Riley, moves his bride and son into the renovated family Castle, and their Mum joins them, Maggie chooses to remain at the family Cottage to concentrate on keeping the local school open.

Nick Desmond, former New York City police detective, has a thirst for revenge and justice that leads to Ballybronagh, where he hopes to gather enough evidence to convict his father’s murderer. Almost immediately, Nick's yearning for revenge is joined by his overwhelming desire for the beautiful local schoolteacher.

Now, Nick faces more than one type of danger—one from the past, and one very much present—as his passion for Maggie threatens consequences even more devastating than his original mission and endangers the woman who means more to him life....