Alexandra Larchmont graces society events with her presence as an extraordinary fortuneteller. She commands large sums of money for her talents while she gives society unusual entertainment. At one soiree, Alexandra stumbles upon a man from her past, Colin Oliver. Terrified that he'll recognize her as the grubby street urchin who tried to pick his pocket, Alexandra flees the ballroom. She hides in a deserted room where she overhears a plot for a murder. Escaping through a window, Alexandra lands at the feet of Colin Oliver.

Colin Oliver, Viscount Sutton, can't believe his luck. For years, he's searched for a certain female pickpocket. The look of utter desperation and fear upon her face captivated and haunted him. As a man of privilege, he's never known those feelings. Now she's before him, reinvented from thief to society's new darling. Determined to learn her secrets, Colin pays her to tell his fortune at a private reading in his home the next day. Before her arrival, Colin learns that two murdered bodies were found in the room Alexandra left so unconventionally.

Colin reveals the deaths and Alexandra confesses what she overheard. Knowing the magistrate will not believe her, they work together to uncover the truth. Alexandra sees danger, betrayal and death in the cards for Colin and she refuses to leave his side. As they investigate, they become lovers, even knowing it can't last.

NEVER A LADY commands readers' attention from the first page as an undercurrent of pending disaster permeates the story. The suspense never lets up making this tale impossible to put down. This is definitely Ms. D'Alessandro's finest story to date.