"Trying to recover from the horrors of life as a sergeant in the Union army, Jonah Kirby is shocked when his childhood friend, Adele Stephens, proposes. Learning it's the only way to keep from being committed to an asylum, he agrees. Jonah has hidden his feelings for Adele for years, ever since she married his best friend, Nate. But Nate is gone now, killed in the war that still rages in Jonah's nightmares. Will Jonah be able to continue to conceal what he really feels and just accept this as a marriage of convenience? Adele determines to uncover the Jonah she knew before the war. Will she be able to show him her heart can hold love for him and Nate's memory? Just as Jonah begins to heal, a horrible crime terrorizes the town of Ostrander and Jonah is a chief suspect. Can Adele help Jonah learn the truth and find healing for his wounded heart?"--P. [2] of cover.