At the end of the Napoleonic Wars, Lord Tempest Montague is the Ton's most notorious rake-a wastrel who has squandered his fortune and allowed his ancestral home, Firecrest Abbey, to fall into ruin. Desperate to save his estate, he needs a wealthy bride.
His only requirement? She must be rich.
Eighteen-year-old Harriet, the motherless daughter of a wealthy banker, has no intention of marrying anyone, let alone the despicable Lord Montague!
By day she manages her father's household; by night, she secretly ventures out to provide food for the starving tenants under the care of Firecrest Abbey.
When a chance encounter, mistaken identity and a dangerous secret bring Harriet and Tempest together, an unlikely bargain is struck.
But as suspicion gives way to attraction, secrets threaten to tear them apart. Can their impossible bargain be the start of something greater?
Love!