After years of enduring her husband Fabian's abusive behaviour, Asma'u Verity Gambo finally decides that she has had enough.
Escaping his iron grip, she runs away and settles down in London.
She becomes an executive assistant to the kind and handsome Clinton.
Escaping a second time, she's found by construction workers hired to renovate the office building, Clinton takes her and the baby into his home.
Alarmed by his rapidly growing feelings for Asma'u, he decides to test a theory of his - but he is mistaken for a former Czech gang legend who is presumed dead.
Meanwhile, Asma'u's estranged husband, Fabian, has an affair with a woman named Lizzy who poses as an au pair.
Lizzy reveals where Asma'u is staying and reports to Fabian, secretly putting Asma'u in danger.
With Fabian hunting Asma'u and Clinton in unexpected trouble with the law, their romance must take a backseat to the danger that follows them.
She returns home.
Finding herself in a complicated situation, her last hope is Clinton.
To rescue her, Clinton must return to Aberfeldy to confront his demons.
Kemka Ezinwo Press Blossom in winter, hardcover/agnes kay-e
