There can be no light without darkness, no hope without despair, no heartache without loveWhen the handsome Frederick Mackintosh offers to marry Aggie McLaren she is certain 'tis greed or insanity that motivates him. She soon learns nothing could be further from the truth. Hope she thought long lost blooms when her husband's gentle hand draws her from the darkness into the light.Aggie McLaren is not Frederick Mackintosh's image of the perfect wife. She isn't well-read, vivacious or spirited. Wee, timid, and unable to speak, it is a glimpse of her smile that wins his heart. Frederick swears to do what he must in order to see her smile again and to help her find her voice.Will love and devotion be enough when dark forces from the past threaten to destroy everything they have started to build?