βColonel Lord Marcus Cordell returns to England after twenty years at war to confront his greatest challenge. Charged by the mysterious fellowship of the Black Phoenix to track down a killer, he must ally himself with Londonβs most fashionable lady. But behind the cool eyes of the elegant beauty burns a fierce rageβ¦ directed at him.
Lady Eve Halliday swans through London ballrooms with an empty heart, masking her loneliness with a dazzling wit. Only the summons to adventure stirs her bloodβuntil she learns the identity of the man who is to partner her. At last the enemy she has never met is within her reach. Retribution is at hand.