Does love conquer all? Nell's not so sure.
Adjusting to wedlock isn't easy for a woman whose initial aversion to the married state took her to the Poor Farm.
When a tragedy out of the blue prompts her to repay past debts, her charitable instincts threaten to wreck her happy new life.
What does she really want-and what does she really need? Attraction to an old friend shakes Tess's world.
Can she change his indifference to love? Martin struggles with demons from his own past.