Cara Elliot's follow-up to Sin with a Scoundrel and To Surrender to a Rogue, features heroine Katharine Kylie Woodbridge and "Rake" Comte Giovanni Marco Musto della Ghiradelli amidst romantic attraction and political intrigue.

Kate lead a nomadic childhood as a pirate and cutpurse until her parents died of a fever. Ward and Granddaughter to the Duke of Cluyne, Kate is independent, intelligent, and strong willed. She does her very best to deny her growing attraction to Marco while attempting to fit into polite society and familial expectations. Marco is the epitome of "rake". Initially he appears to care for nothing but women and drink, yet is coerced into political espionage for an upcoming event at the Duke of Cluyne's estate. Marco is drawn to the lovely Kate, who rebuffs his flirtations for more intellectual pursuits in botany.

This story has intrigue, murder, mystery and plenty of heat. It is a worthy Regency romance read!