Can't remember title or author.

Or are you thinking of the author's name?

Amazon.com: Madeline Hunter: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle (http://www.amazon.com/Madeline-Hunter/e/B001ILMAVW/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1)

Otherwise, I need more info -- country, storyline, other character names, etc.

How about this? Winter Garden by Adele Ashworth (http://www.likesbooks.com/cgi-bin/bookReview.pl?BookReviewId=1331)