Ever since she was a little girl, Lady Ella Stockwell has spent idyllic summers at her uncle’s home in Moonstone Landing. But this year is slightly different, for a contingent of wounded soldiers has just arrived in the charming seaside village, including the handsome and highly decorated war hero, Caden Seaton. Ella lost her heart to Caden last year when making her society debut. All it took was a waltz to know he was the only one she would ever love. But he is much changed since returning to England, for he is terribly wounded and surlier than ever. Will he agree to give them a chance at love while recovering under her care? They say there is magic in the moonstones that shimmer beneath the Moonstone Landing waters. She hopes it is true, but is it too late for her and Caden? With everyone clamoring for this hero’s attention, will he shut her out of his life forever? Caden Seaton, colonel in the Royal Marines, and grandson and heir to the powerful Duke of Seaton, did not need any entanglements when Lady Ella Stockwell first swept into his life. He certainly does not need them now that he is battered and bruised, and forced to recover under her care. Ella is even more beautiful than he remembered. She was a ton diamond when he first met her last year and is still exquisite now. But with all manner of noblemen courting her, what chance does he have to win her heart? Caden believes only Ella can heal his wounds and repair the fractured relations with his grandfather. Is it possible for her to love him as deeply as he loves her? Does he dare place his faith in foolish moonstone lore and risk everything for her love?