Andrea is devastated when her father, the count, and sister, Pola, are murdered. Determined to unmask the killer, Andrea puts her very honor at stake when she disguises herself as a young, fair-haired boy. It is a dangerous facade, but necessary if she is to exact her revenge. Andrea has only one suspect, her stoic brother-in-law, Lord Kyle. But she doesn't expect the handsome Scotsman's gaze to be so penetrating or his arms so powerful. Soon Andrea finds herself falling in love with a man who may have murdered everyone she cares about. Is a man capable of such overwhelming passion also capable of cold-blooded murder?