Emily Nevins has built a web of lies to protect her family's inheritance. To save it all, she consorts with pirates to smuggle brandy. On the run from British troops, American Revolutionary War spy Ryan Sutton will do anything for his cause, even blackmail a woman with as many secrets as he has. Ryan is drawn to Emily’s beauty and fire, but he’ll risk his very life if gives in to their forbidden attraction.

England, 1779. Emily Nevins has built a web of lies to protect her family's inheritance. In order to save it all, she consorts with pirates to smuggle brandy. But when a devastatingly handsome stranger bursts into her home threatening to expose her, she has no choice but to give into his demands––and maybe a few kisses.

On the run from British troops, American Revolutionary War spy Ryan Sutton will do anything for his cause, even blackmail a woman with as many secrets as he has. Ryan is drawn to Emily’s beauty and fire. He meant never to see her again, for her safety and his, but a chance encounter pulls him once more into Emily's dangerous circle.

She can't depend on a traitorous spy who could expose her. And Ryan risks his very life if he gives in to their forbidden attraction.