'Annotation. London, 1840. How could she believe in her future when she couldn't escape her past? Employed as a governess, Megan did not suspect the turmoil she would soon be facing. After secretly marrying her great love, Charles, he left for the battlefield, and her nightmare began. Expelled from the household by its scheming mistress, she faced transportation to a penal colony. Would Charles ever find her?' (publication blurb).