Christian has a past that has kept him from his hime town and his family, but now he is back. He is enchanted by his new secretary, Emily. Emily and Christian are drawn to each other in every way. Emily, however, starts to have doubts about the man she is starting fall in love with when everyone in town, including her own friends warn her away from him. The stories of his past are not pretty, but she can also see Christians side of things. Her doubts about Christian are more closer to home when the beautiful housekeeper makes no secret of her affair with Christian. Emily seems to find the man guilty without even asking him about it.The story falls flat. It was hard to become interested in the characters. Christian seems hard and closed off. Emily is fickle and a bit weak. It was hard to imagine the two of them together.