It was just another dinner party until Alexandra Moreton, a ravishing auburn-haired beauty, shows up. Deverell Bromfield doesn't recognize her as the spindly legged redhead with the flyaway hair he'd known as a youth. He hasn't trusted women since Ariadne threw him over for a viscount. Can he set that aside to pursue the delightful, unpredictable Alexi?
At last convinced she truly loves him, he wants to marry her, but a scandal rocks his family. His brother, Nat, is accused of murder. Alexi's father forbids the match. Deverell searches for Nat to assure himself the boy is safe. He finds him in the back streets of London, working in a warehouse. Determined to save him and win back Alexi, Deverell sets out to find the real murderer only to discover the evidence points to Alexi's brother, Lucian. She is infuriated by his pursuit of her brother.
The enticing Ariadne, now widowed, reenters his life with the information he needs to prove the real murderer's guilt. Will she lure him back into her arms? Deverell is on the horns of a dilemma.