Slade Mason, the Earl of Drake receives an urgent missive demanding he return home. The second son of a duke, Slade left home to seek his fortune in India, building a small shipping company into a successful rival to the East India Company. Returning home, he discovers his father dead and his brother near death following a suspicious carriage accident. The list of suspects grows, while the killer remains at large.
Lady Bella Stewart finds her London Season lacking and realizes she continues to compare every suiter to her brother's friend, who left years ago to find his fortune. While shopping for a book, she finds herself face to face with him.
While investigating the accident which claimed his father, Slade renews an acquaintance with Lady Bella, a young woman he had not seen since his eighteenth year. Her beauty and wit take his breath away and sparks fly as they rekindle their friendship.
The pursuit into his father's death puts Slade and Bella in the crosshairs of a killer.
Can they survive the unseen dangers threatening his life and Bella's? Will trust and love be enough to save them?
