London's loveliest and wealthiest social pariah, Thea Garrett guards her wounded heart by refusing to give love a second thought. Then she encounters the cynical and handsome Patrick Blackburne, who's protecting wounds of his own. The moment Blackburne lays eyes on the remarkable Miss Garrett, he instantly forswears his famously wicked ways. But when a gossamer web of dangerous blackmail spins around them, Thea and Blackburne must face the truth: neither can swear by love.
