When the Nicholas Buchannan, the Duke of Dorset, accepts an invitation from a stranger to view his stud farm, he doesn't expect to be drawn towards his host's niece any more than he expects to rescue her from a perilous situation.

Alicia Woodley isn't impressed by the duke's arrogance and doesn't scruple to tell him so. Even so, she's drawn toward him by a force greater than her own will and when a second attempt is made on her life he's the first person she turns to for help...