Too opinionated for her own good, Miss Violet Bowles struggles to accept the role society has bestowed upon her. While she wants nothing more than to follow in her father’s footsteps as a merchant, she is pressured to find a suitable husband and settle down.
The scandals and debts his father passed down to him aren’t the only things haunting Caleb Gillingham, Earl of Worcastle. With whispered accusations of killing his own betrothed, his only hope at redemption rests in the fiery eyes of Violet.
Their happiness turns to ashes in their mouths when Violet’s father goes inexplicably missing. Left with a letter promising nothing but doom, Caleb is desperate to protect Violet from a past mistake that nearly destroyed him. For a predator is most dangerous when wounded.