Brandy Drummond's life depends on finding her missing brother, and she will use any means available to overcome this adversity. Thrown together with the one man who can help her succeed, she must endure his arrogance and suspicion. Added to her frustration, she finds herself struggling with unfamiliar feelings while fighting her growing attraction to him. Chandler Townsend, the cynical Duke of Marbury, agrees to help but needs to determine if she is England's friend or foe. Fighting demons from his past, he doesn't trust Brandy, but he wants her. Is she cut from the same cloth as his mother? Is she in league with her suitor? To save each other, and find love, Brandy and Chandler must overcome obstacles both real and imagined.