
A bankrupt Earl with a reputation in ruins. A merchant's daughter with a secret that could topple a throne. One marriage of convenience that changes the rules of the game. Arthur Penhaligon, the notorious "Rogue of Rookwood," is one hand of whist away...

London, 1815. Miss Clara Sterling is not your standard society wallflower. When her father's sudden suicide leaves her family facing absolute bankruptcy, she doesn't weep-she calculates. Armed with a box of duplicate accounting books and an uncompromising wit, Clara realizes...