When Persephone "Sephy" Quill flees her society wedding after overhearing her fiancé's callous plans for her beloved bookshop, she never expects her car to break down on a remote country road. Even more surprising is her reluctant rescuer: Nolan O'Connell, a former stunt performer with a mysterious past and a dilapidated Victorian mansion that's slowly crumbling around him. As Sephy takes refuge in Blackwood Manor, what begins as temporary shelter evolves into something deeper. The discovery of dangerous asbestos threatening the historic house forces these two wounded souls to forge an unlikely alliance and take a desperate gamble. Their journey to the glittering casinos of Macao - where Sephy must authenticate a priceless medieval Bible and Nolan must perform a death-defying stunt despite his injuries - becomes a high-stakes test of courage, integrity, and trust. But in risking everything to save the house, they might just save each other. As they navigate threats both literal and emotional, Sephy and Nolan discover that rebuilding a home means rebuilding themselves first - and that the strongest walls are built on honesty, vulnerability, and love. A sweeping romance about finding strength in imperfection and beauty in the broken places.