London, 1815.

Blaine Whitmore is the son of an accused traitor. Stripped of his family wealth and deserted by his fiancée, Blaine is left with nothing. Aboard a merchant ship, he sails away from the only home he has ever known—only to return ten years later. No longer a gentleman, he is a rogue pirate in disguise, a man seeking vengeance. But when he meets innocent, destitute, Felicity Canton, all his well-laid plans go awry.

Felicity is as lovely as she is penniless. With a crumbling estate and three younger sisters, her one and only marriage prospect is an aging bachelor. When a wealthy and mysterious man moves next door, Felicity never dreams he might be her champion.

But when the enemies he has created target Felicity, Blaine is left with little option. Pursue his quest to ruin those who destroyed his family name, or seek a life with the woman who has stolen his heart. The love of a woman may carry him to the end of his days, but the need for revenge runs rampantly though his veins…