When Emma Langolet accidentally kills her rapacious uncle, she's certain she's bound for the hangman's noose. She never expected that a jaded, cynical aristocrat would come to her rescue.

James Killoran saves her because it amuses him, not out of kindness, and when he finds himself coming to her rescue once more, he decides she's the perfect instrument of his revenge.

Emma should be no match for a determinedly dissolute lord who cares for absolutely nothing at all. After all, he doesn't believe in love, goodness, or tender feelings. Until he met Emma Langolet.