Though Olivia Calloway has long anticipated the London Season, her first foray into the Marriage Mart is tinged with apprehension. As the sister of a baron, she is well aware that fortune hunters might find her - and her substantial dowry - irresistible. When the rakis Duke of Tipton takes an immediate interest in her, she sees through his charm, but the duke will not be dissuaded from the fortunes he seeks. Determined to gain access to Olivia, he tasks his younger brother with ingratiating himself with the Calloways.

Alexander Bailey's titled family is nothing more than a curse. As the younger brother of the corrupt Duke of Timpton, Alexander is in the distasteful position of complete financial dependence. So when he's ordered to secure an entrée into the Calloway family, he has no choice but to obey. Scarred by personal loss, Alexander anticipates immunity to Olivia's charms - but he's underestimated her. In the company of Olivia and her family, Alexander feels himself coming to life again. And when he realizes his brother's quarry has claimed his own heart, Alexander finally finds something worth fighting for. Because if anyone is going to marry Olivia, it must be him.