Mary Jo Putneys riveting Lost Lords series unleashes a high stakes royal plot--which may prove easier for Damian Mackenzie to handle than his own unruly desire. . .Hes a bastard and a gambler and societys favorite reprobate. But to Lady Kiri Lawford hes a hero--braver than the smugglers he rescues her from, more honorable than any lord shes ever met, and far more attractive than any man has a right to be. How can she not fall in love. . .?But Damian Mackenzie has secrets that leave no room in his life for courting high-born young ladies--especially not the sister of one of his oldest friends. Yet when Kiris quick thinking reveals a deadly threat to Englands crown, Damian learns that she is nowhere near as prim and respectable as he first assumed.