London, 1814

Madeline Langley, twenty-four years old and very proper, does not know why she has caught the attention of Lord Farquharson. However, she knows that his attentions are utterly bothersome and completely inappropriate!

So, when a chivalrous stranger rescues her from his clutches, she feels immense relief. But she does not suspect that she might now be in even greater danger. The two men have unfinished business from the past - and Madeline, unwittingly, becomes a pawn in their relentless vendetta.

And worst of all, her dark-haired, charming savior, Lucien Tregellas, is a man with a very bad reputation. "Devil Count," as London's high society calls him, and Madeline's reason tells her to stay away from him. But her heart has already surrendered to him...