In the cobbled streets where Jack the Ripper roamed, a killer, a woman and a daring highwayman clash . . . Inflammatory articles against the crown have divided the populace of London. Worse, they have inspired a diabolical killer to exact his own brand of justice. Fear grips the city, and radical journalists live in terror, all except one. The writer known only as "A. Anonymous" appears safe -- or so Ally Grayson determinedly hopes.

But secret identities are not so uncommon during these treacherous times. Ally is convinced the masked highwayman who unwittingly inflamed her anger and passions one moonlit night is none other than Sir Mark Farrow, the devilishly handsome, infuriatingly intriguing gentleman to whom she is now unexpectedly betrothed. Soon dangerous games, daring deceptions and wicked seductions close ever tighter in a ring of murder, intrigue and unquenchable desire . . .