Brand would never, never love her... For years Maria had known about her father's love affair with Isobel Cordell, and had had every sympathy for them. She was devastated when they were both killed in a terrible car crash. But Isobel's son, Brand, had known nothing about it; he was horrified, angry and bitter--and he carried on as if it were all somehow Maria's fault. And Maria didn't help the touchy situation by falling head over heels in love with him!