Helene de Severs, the daughter of London's wickedest widow has struggled over the years to overcome her passionate nature and the legacy which her stepmother had given her. Now, years later, well known in Europe's emerging psychiatric field, Helene has a gift for healing children. Fate sends her back to England to tutor the mute child of the widowed earl, Camden Rutledge—the very person with whom she had once shared an emotional relationship. And, the moment Helene steps from his carriage, Camden's cold reserve is melted by a rush of desire he had long thought dead. Soon, Camden's heart starts working as dangerously as his mind and it's not long before he is willing to overcome all other dangers to claim Helene as his wife.
