A beautiful thief has stolen the heartof the one man in London whosesecrets are as dangerous as her own . . . Shrewd and wily, pickpocket Temperance Smithneeds no man?s favor to survive on London?sunforgiving streets?even when she?s caught red-handedby an officer of the hated dragoons.On leave from India to find a proper bridein London, Captain Miles Trevelyan is easy prey for aseasoned pickpocket like Temperance. But whenthe dazzling thief steals first his wallet, then his heart,his pursuit throws them into a deadly world oftreason and betrayal that will force them to questioneverything they know about love, loyalty,and desire. For there can be no middle ground forthese two stormy-tempered Scorpios entangledin the star-crossed romance that threatensto destroy them both . . .