Marriage, like danger, could come when least expected… For despite Lady Annica Sayles's determination to remain a spinster — the better to avenge wronged women, the better to guard her heart — her passionate response to Tristan Sinclair, the elusive Earl of Auberville, swept her into a web of intrigue and desire beyond her wildest imaginings…!

Lord Auberville wanted a manageable wife who asked no questions. What he got was an independent woman with secrets of her own. But Annica Sayles, this most unsuitable of brides, suited