Lucy Craddock-Hayes thought the man lying in the ditch was dead, but he survived theassault. With the help of her servant, Lucy brings the gentlemanhome, and learns that he is Viscount Simon Iddesleigh. As Simon slowly recuperates, he finds himself falling in love with sharp-witted and surprisingly sharp-tongued Lucy, but he also knows that the longer he stays, the more likely it is that his quest for vengeance will endangerLucy and her family.