"Marian Hayes, the Duchess of Clare, just shot her husband...now she must flee to the countryside. Unfortunately, the only person she can ask for help is the charismatic criminal who is blackmailing her...Rob Brooks is no stranger to the wrong side of the law...He never meant to fall for the woman whose secrets he promised to keep for the low price of five hundred pounds, but how could he resist someone who led him on a merry chase all over London, left him tied up in a seedy inn, and then arrived covered in her husband's blood and in desperate need of his help?"-- Provided by publisher.