Gideon Redgrave, eldest child of the late Earl of Saltwood, refuses to be humbled by the scandal that once tore his family apart. Hes built his life in London society around one rule trust no one. So the last thing he wants is to play guardian and role model to a headstrong boy?or to engage in a battle of wills with the boys spirited half sister, who is fighting Gideon for custody.Beautiful and bold, young widow Jessica Linden proves to be a formidable and passionate adversary. But the more they lock horns, the more Gideon realizes hed prefer to have Jessica on his side?and in his arms. Especially now that a new threatsprung from his fathers supposedly defunct secret societyis poised to destroy the Redgraves once and for all.,