The widowed Duke of Devereaux has nearly bankrupted the duchy with his gambling habit, but he is hoping the creation of a fine sword will pay off what he currently owes. If not, he has a beautiful daughter to use as collateral. Six months away from her twenty-fifth birthday, Lady Elizabeth (Lilibet) Devereaux is looking forward to the day when she finally replaces her father as head of the family, taking control of her birthright and her life. Flynn Benoit, the village blacksmith, knew an impossible dream stood in front of him the moment Lady Lilibet entered his forge. She was everything he'd ever wished for: intelligent, sweet-natured, funny, beautiful . . . and he knows they're destined for each other. Before they can elope, she's sold to the highest bidder, and Flynn vows to do everything in his power to save her. Five hundred years later, Libby Devereaux's life is perfect save for one thing: tradition dictates she's to marry for love before her twenty-fifth birthday or accept a betrothal. Unlucky in love so far, she has tentatively accepted her mother's choice, Nicolas de Lyon-a rude, self-absorbed creep. When he attacks her in the middle of the night, she runs to her bedridden grandmother who's been forced to keep an important secret from Libby her entire life. A secret that may change not only her life but history itself.