Quando Robin Fitzvitry, conte di Huntersdown, si imbatte in una giovane suora in una locanda francese, le offre il proprio aiuto per rientrare in Inghilterra. Ma Petra d'Averio non è realmente una suora, nonostante abbia trascorso molti anni in un convento in Italia insieme a sua madre. La morte di quest'ultima l'ha messa in serio pericolo e ora è in cerca dell'unica persona che può proteggerla: il suo vero padre, un lord inglese che non sa neppure della sua esistenza. Il conte fa perciò al caso suo. Petra dovrà solo usarlo, resistere al suo fascino e alla fine scappare con la propria virtù e i propri segreti intatti. Ma non sarà semplice come spera...

At the age of seventeen, Christian Hill impulsively defends young Dorcas Froggatt's honor —- and finds himself forced into marriage. That doesn't stop him from pursuing his military career abroad, where he swiftly puts his young bride out of his mind —- until the past comes back to haunt him. Not long after her traumatic marriage, Dorcas hears that her new husband, Hill, has died in battle. She's shocked to discover that he's not only still alive, but searching for her. She's determined not to sacrifice her independence, not expecting the true dangers she'll soon face and, even less, the true love she'll discover with the man who rescued her all those years ago.

When Bella Barstowe is kidnapped and taken to a Dover tavern, she believes her life and virtue will be forfeit—until she’s rescued by the notorious Captain Rose, a man who seems as dangerous to her as her original captors. Convinced her only option is to flee, she steals his horse and disappears into the night. Bella never expects to see Captain Rose again, but years later she learns the wicked truth behind her abduction. Determined to get revenge, she seeks out the only ruthless man she knows—the man who rescued her all those years ago. What she doesn’t know is that Captain Rose is just a disguise for the formidable Duke of Ithorne, who is intrigued to hear from the mysterious woman from his past. Their lives are soon entangled by danger and a growing passion that should never be.