He's a bastard, a gambler, and society's favorit reprobate. But to Lady Kiri Lawford he's a hero, braver than the smugglers he rescues her from, more honorable than any lord she's ever met, and far more attractive than any man has a right to be. Damian Mackenzie has secrets that leave no room in his life for courting high-born young ladies, but when Kiri's quick thinking reveals a deadly threat to England's crown, he finds her far more alluring than a man can resist.