The new romantic and wicked novel by bestselling author Christi Caldwell. London, 1822: Thanks to her older siblings, Lady Penelope Tidemore is no stranger to scandals and their consequences. However, in order to have a chance in the London marriage market, she resolutely suppresses her desire for thrilling intrigues and her longing for romance. Yet a single terrible mishap is enough to land her in a compromising situation – and it happens to be with the mysteriously captivating Viscount Ryker Black. Black is no gentleman. Raised on the streets and now the owner of one of London's most notorious gambling dens, he lives in a world full of excess and danger. But Penelope is not afraid of him, and she soon realizes that his carefully maintained reputation is meant to conceal an unexpected vulnerability.