Tormented by his past and by vile rumours, will this Regency Othello allow a trusted liar to destroy the love between himself and his wife? Nothing will stop Colonel Lionel O'Toole from leading his men on the invasion into Spain. Not the abducted heiress he rescues and makes his wife, nor old secrets that radically change his place in his family, nor the ill health of the earl his grandfather. But his devotion to duty might be derailed by the spy in his inner circle and vile rumours about his wife. Will the love between Lion and Dorothea endure, or will deceit and betrayal tear them apart?