In the scandalous world of Regency England, where reputations are made and broken over the turn of a card, the Duke of Waverlyton reigns supreme. He is a notorious rake with a devilish charm and is accustomed to winning whatever he desires. But when an unusual prize falls into his possession during a high-stakes game of cards, even the Duke is taken aback.
A woman as prickly and thorny as the lilies that surround her secluded estate - the unconventional and fiercely independent Rosalind Fairbanks. She has little patience for the frivolities of the ton and even less for the advances of a libertine like the Duke.
But fate has a curious way of intertwining their lives, forcing them into a reluctant alliance.