Cordelia Falconer is back in England after a fifteen-year absence, just in time for her sister's betrothal to a stickler for propriety. Unfortunately, Cordelia has a scandalous reputation, and her brothers are busy gambling and drinking, so the wedding might not happen at all--unless Cordelia can pretend, for a few weeks, that she's respectable. Rhys Aubrey is an outsider who doesn't quite fit in with society. He's more than willing to help Cordelia...