It has been four years since Pier sailed away from Opal, the only woman he ever loved. Memories of her haunt him, even in faraway California, where he lives with his son. When a mysterious call draws him back to Malta, he discovers a town under siege by tyranny and finds Opal on the brink of madness, despairing over a letter she received from France. Determined to settle old debts and free the town, Pier also hopes to win back Opal’s devotion. However, when he agrees to take Opal back to France to confront her past, he is faced with his feelings for a woman he may not fully understand—one who is torn between the life she abandoned and a future with him.

This is the third and final book in the Pier + Opal series.