Miss Adeline Brooks never wants to marry. Determined to avoid the matter at all costs, she is desperate for a chance to prove to her widowed father that she is capable of fending for herself. A chance that arises when she is presented with the opportunity to spy on her father’s life-long antagonist.
After his father’s recent passing, Elliot Colborne, Earl of Starhall, is in over his head with the management of the Gentlemen’s Club he inherited. So, when he discovers the beautiful daughter of his biggest rival spying on him, they make a secret deal: Adeline will help him develop his business to test out her ideas.
When a wave of sickness befalls Elliot’s club patrons, he accuses Adeline of sabotage and sends her away. A decision that he instantly regrets when he finds out her father promised her hand to someone else. Blinded by his desire to get her back, Elliot walks straight into the wolf’s den. For there is nothing more dangerous than a man who hides his anger quietly and has nothing to lose.