A formerly engaged couple torn apart by scandal are reunited when the lady goes to the ex-fiancé she still loves for help in this Regency romance. Since Kit Selbourne scandalously broke her betrothal to Lord Martin Lacy, she's become an independent woman, running her uncle's bookshop. But when her uncle is murdered, Kit must turn to Martin for help—and she discovers the desire between them still burns strongly. Yet Kit is wedded to her new, free life . . . unless Martin can finally convince his courageous bluestocking that their marriage would be one of equals . . .