When Gervase Frant returns home unscathed from the wars to
claim his title as the new Earl of Stanyon, he senses his
stepmother's resentment and his half brother's open
disdain. Now he must establish himself as the new head of
the house...and ignore his family's rising hostility.
Then Gervase's eye is caught by a lovely young woman — the
same woman already much in favor with his half brother.
Now the brothers are rivals as they bid for the lady's
affections. But as Gervase struggles to maintain a
gentlemanly balance, he begins to find himself the victim
of repeatedly cruel accidents. Soon it becomes
increasingly clear that someone wants the new Earl of
Stanyon dead....