A soldiers second chanceCaptain Gabriel Deane has known his fair share of pain, but hed take a dagger to the chest rather than relive the torture of rejection from the woman he loves. Saying no to Gabriel broke Emmaline Mableaus heart, but being a soldiers widow had already cost her family too much. Now she wears Gabriels ring around her neck: a reminder of the man w A soldiers second chanceCaptain Gabriel Deane has known his fair share of pain, but hed take a dagger to the chest rather than relive the torture of rejection from the woman he loves. Saying no to Gabriel broke Emmaline Mableaus heart, but being a soldiers widow had already cost her family too much. Now she wears Gabriels ring around her neck: a reminder of the man who can never be hers. Two years later, Emmalines hand trembles as she goes to knock on Gabriels door. Now she has a proposal for him, but will he say yes?