Eleanor Enderby is not at all what Sir Hilary St. John expected. Her quiet beauty, bravery—and willfulness—are nothing like the skittish and plain woman that he was asked to find. Hil is a world-renowned scholar and detective, yet she matches him word for word and move for move in their verbal sparring matches. Mild interest gives way to infatuation and finally obsession. And though he cannot—or will not—say exactly why, he is determined not to let her come to more harm. Six months after finding refuge with her sister Harry, thought dead by society, Eleanor assumes a new name and is ready to be reborn as someone new—someone whose life will never again be tied to the fate of one man. But her new life is turned upside down by the attentions of the brilliant and notorious rake, Sir Hilary St. John. Their mutual attraction is as unexpected as it is exciting. As all of London watches, the two dance around a love affair, until murder puts Eleanor on trial. Hil's brilliant mind is put to the test as he races to find the real killer and save the only woman who is a match for this Devil.