Lady Alina Emberton's mother had finally dragged herself and her sister to the lowest depth. Barely escaping the gallows, having her husband shot by one of her mother's lovers, Alina accepted that becoming the bride of a man dubbed "Lord Dangerous", one Trevon Lambert, Earl of Rotherham, was her only option for any kind of future, not just for herself, but for her sister. Rotherham was well aware of his rep, and the dark secrets that colored most of his young life. He gives into his friend's prodding and does
what he swore never to do, take a bride. He's decided to shape his bride into a sophisticated woman, able to navigate the world of high stakes gamblers. Alina is determined to become what he desires, but neither of them counted on passion becoming a gamble between themselves. At the first touch it becomes apparent that Rotherham's rep is not the only thing that can make Alina Emberton tremble.