A historical novella from the New York Times bestselling author whose work is “as good as the best of Philippa Gregory” (Library Journal). Baltimore, 1835: Violet McClellan encounters a handsome stranger placing lilies on her mother’s grave, and soon discovers an unexpected connection—and a passion for him. Captain Nathan Stone feels the same. But he is about to leave on a three-year voyage to a foreign and dangerous land, raising the possibility that despite the feelings between them, they may become strangers once again....