What happens when a lady who refuses to play by the rules meets a knave willing to break them all alongside her?

Selena Savage hates being told what to do. Had she been born a man, she'd have boxed her brother's ears and left him in the dust. Not only is he the cause of all her recent misfortune, but he also assigned a guard dog to fend off the very rogues he is responsible for setting on her trail! Unfortunately, it's one guard dog she cannot shake . . .

Phineas North, Marquis of Warrick is having a terrible season. He lost Avondale's list of heiresses, which led to nightmarish wagers, he was attacked by a woman brandishing a candelabrum, and now he's been charged to play wet nurse to his best friend's sister.

A reluctant alliance forms between them, and together they work to find a secret woman's club, perhaps break a family curse, and fight the growing attraction that unfurls between them. When Warrick is trapped in a conniving plot by the very people Selena is searching for, a choice must be made.

What's a lady to do when the man she thought was so utterly wrong turns out to be a hellion so very right?

Lady Theodosia King has had enough. Enough of her mother's relentless matchmaking, enough of fortune hunters circling like vultures, and enough of the Earl of Saville clinging to her shadow under the guise of righting a wrong. Determined to escape the madness, she decides to pack her bags and retreat to Brighton for the remainder of the season. But she never expected a certain earl to follow her . . .

Field Savage, the Earl of Saville, has made his share of mistakes—none more torturous than his involvement in an infamous heiress list that found its way into White's betting book, causing chaos in London. Every attempt to correct his errors only seems to worsen them. So, when he learns that the bane of his existence has fled London, he's determined to let her go—after getting answers to a few burning questions.

Their plans go horribly awry when, shortly after Field catches up with Theodosia, they are set upon by highwaymen and left penniless on the side of the road.