When Ariella Gerrard is cast from the family home for refusing to marry a man she despises, she turns for help to Arthur Packard, her father’s lawyer. Sponsored by Lady Caroline Fitzjohn, Ariella enters London Society as an heiress, the recipient of a very special legacy. But she has made deadly enemies as well as powerful friends and is thrust into a world of intrigue, abduction and mortal danger. From the ballrooms of Mayfair and the stately homes of England to the fortress island of Gibraltar, can Martin, Lord Trent, save her from peril, but more importantly, can he save her from herself?