Summary

At a time when lace decorated the deadly hand that held a rapier, and gentlemen broke hearts for a pastime, Alden, Lord Gracechurch, loses everything over one hand of cards. Gone are his weapons, his jewels, his investments, his beloved ancestral home, Gracechurch Abbey. He has one chance win it all back: one week to seduce a mysterious lady he's never met. If he fails, he is ruined. He will also owe his enemies some other, unspecified penalty—the most dangerous wager he's ever accepted. Alden believes he understands risk, but Juliet has learned never to risk anything. Safely hidden from danger in a country village in King George's England, why should she gamble her heart and her future for a reckless stranger? Even when he's the loveliest man she has ever seen . . .