Prim and proper Alison Fox was a lady's companion. However, she had once been Lissa Reynard, successful gambler and adventuress. And now the man she feared the most, the Earl of Marchford, nephew of Alison's employer, had shown up on his aunt's doorstep. The iron-willed Lord Marchford was suspicious of the woman who had gained the affection of his aunt. Could Alison prevent the discovery of her previous identity? And what was she to do about the attraction that had sprung up between herself and the earl? An attraction that soon turned to passion, wild as a wind-blown fire.